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Paola and I are here in Tuscany and counting down Paola and I are here in Tuscany and counting down the days! 

Our Tuscan Villa Program begins THIS SATURDAY!
Mirella from Canada gets the prize for early arrival and has already been getting a head start on la dolce vita with us here in Arezzo! ๐Ÿ˜Ž

Soon weโ€™ll all be together under one Tuscan roofโ€ฆ learning Italian, exploring the countryside, sharing meals, sipping a little vino, and putting all that Italian into practice! ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ๐Ÿท
A few bottles of wine may have been consumed at th A few bottles of wine may have been consumed at the Cena Propiziatoriaโ€ฆ ๐Ÿท๐Ÿ˜‡

Just a few.
What a weekend in Arezzo! ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ Jousting day! The f What a weekend in Arezzo! ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ Jousting day!

The four quartieri battled it out in Piazza Grande for the ultimate prize: la Lancia dโ€™Oro, the Golden Lance. โš”๏ธโœจ

And the winner wasโ€ฆ Porta Santโ€™Andrea! ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿค

Beautiful day. Beautiful event. And such fun sharing all things Giostra with Mirella from Canada, introducing her to the traditions, rivalries, pageantry, and pure Arezzo energy!

As for me? Iโ€™ll be back next June to do it all over again. Because apparently, one Giostra is never enough! ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น
Last night was the Cena Propiziatoria in Santo Spi Last night was the Cena Propiziatoria in Santo Spirito ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ‡

The whole quartiere was out in force to cheer on our jousters before todayโ€™s Giostra del Saracinoโ€ฆ and of course, there was more singing, dancing, feasting, and celebrating late into the night! 

We had an absolute blast introducing my student Mirella from Canada ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ to all things BLUE & YELLOWโ€ฆ and I think itโ€™s safe to say sheโ€™s officially caught the Santo Spirito spirit! ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’›

Todayโ€ฆ SI CORRE! ๐Ÿ‡โš”๏ธ Forza Santo Spirito! ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’›

#SantoSpirito #GiostraDelSaracino #Arezzo #CenaPropiziatoria #QuartiereSantoSpirito VivaArezzo ArezzoToscana StudentessaMatta ViviLItalia ParlaItaliano
Dancing the night away here in Arezzo! Dancing the night away here in Arezzo!
We closed down the piazza in the Porta Crucifera Q We closed down the piazza in the Porta Crucifera Quartiere last nightโ€ฆ dancing, singing, and even fraternizing with โ€œi nemiciโ€! 

The Giostra del Saracino week rolls on and the rivalries are already in full swing! ๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น

Oh, what a nightโ€ฆ didnโ€™t make it home until 2 a.m.! ๐Ÿ˜‚ โค๏ธ๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’™

Arezzo during Giostra weekendโ€ฆ thereโ€™s nothing quite like it! 

Ieri sera abbiamo praticamente chiuso noi la piazza del Quartiere di Porta Cruciferaโ€ฆ ballando, cantando e persino fraternizzando con โ€œi nemiciโ€! 

La settimana della Giostra del Saracino continua e le rivalitร  sono giร  in pieno fermento! ๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น

Che serataโ€ฆ alla fine sono rientrata a casa alle 2 di notte! ๐Ÿ˜‚ โค๏ธ๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’™

Arezzo durante il weekend della Giostraโ€ฆ non cโ€™รจ niente di simile!

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