This is a first...

I am on could nine! I know I've been putting off the Florence post (which was amazing, by the way), and this isn't an appropriate way to break three weeks of blog silence, but I can't hold it in... I just made a hair appointment, IN ITALIAN!!! I didn't ask if they spoke English (which is always the first phrase that comes out of my mouth). I did have the help of Google Translate (didn't know the word for appointment), but it still counts. I also didn't know the word for hair cut, but I understood when she asked if I wanted a regular "stilare" or a "colore." I knew I didn't want a colore, so I said "solo stilare." After I hung up, I looked up the word. I knew it probably meant style (it actually means draft), but since I want more than a style, I had to call back. And I did that in Italian! I looked up the word for hair cut, and I told the woman that I was confirming my appointment was in fact for a hair cut, because when I called before, I didn't know the word in Italian. She understood and had a little laugh. So, it looks like I have a real appointment tomorrow. Woo hoo!