Pisa and Lucca in a nutshell

Where to begin...this last weekend we went to Pisa on Saturday. It was really different than Siena... much dirtier... and a completely different vibe. If I could describe Pisa in one word it would be REVOLUTION. All the young Italians there dress very punk\anarchist style.. kind of in your face... while in Siena it is the very classical\elegant look. Pisa is very liberal and politically involved. Marianna was telling us they always have rallies and demonstrations. We attended the concert after a demonstration to legalize pot and reopen a building that was used for non profit\volunteer organizations. The concert was amazing... at first I didnt really like Pisa. It stunk.. it was dirty.. and had a hard edge, but the more time we spent there the more it grew on me. The Pisa nightlife was something very unique and it was almost like you felt a part of something that not many people get to ever see in their lives. It was me and my closest friends in this group leaning up against a wall in a area full of locals jamming out to some really amazing Italian rap music. I felt like we were a part of the angry heartbeat of Pisa.. I felt a part of the culture... not just like a tourist...It was surreal. Pisa is also the home of Galileo and I got to see his pendulum in the cathedral where he did expirements. THAT was incredible. We went to the leaning Tower of Pisa of course and did the very touristy photo of holding the tower up. Then our teacher Marianna took us to her brother's bar that he works at as a bartender. He was sooo hot. He was so cute. The boy version of Marianna. The next day we went to Lucca and that was beautiful. We walked so much on both days... we were all exhausted. I saw a lot of backpackers at the train stations and it made me really excited to get going on my backpacking adventure. I am so excited for that. There were SO many backpackers... I couldn't believe it. This weekend me and my friends are planning a weekend because we have free time. If it is good weather we are going to an Island called Elba just off the coast of Italy... if it is raining we will go to Torino or Bologna. I really want to go to Torino because it is very close to the Alps\Aosta and it is more modern, but not as modern as Milan.
Today I was laying in the campo with my friends getting some sun and a lady started singing opera down in the center or the Campo. It was wonderful. To just be laying in the sun after eating a delicious Nutella Crepe, taking a little snooze with my closest friends, and listening to a woman singing the most beautiful opera is my idea of heaven.
Tonight we have a dinner with our teachers, supervisors, classmates, and host families. It should be fun and delicious.
Oh last Thursday we had cooking lessons... I may have already mentioned that.
Everything is going really well... I love Italy so much. I could definately live here...