Beauty is a word that is not nearly enough to describe the amazing world that is Firenze. .This amazing city that is full of music, art and flowing over with culture has forever changed my life. Prior to coming on this trip to Italy, my life experience in the world was very secluded to the small confines of the United States east coast and now I find it hard to imagine ever going back. Florence is a place where there is a street vendor on every corner and a musician in every park. In my experience Art is welcome here in every form even Graffiti, but the one in which gains the most attention from me is the miraculous food here in Florence. Although food may not be considered an art form in many countries here in Italy it most certainly is this is one fact that became very clear when spending a day with Chef Marcello. On Wednesday, May 22 I was given the amazing opportunity to go shopping with him in the market and learn the skills that are needed to make a  few mouth-watering cuisines. One of the most amazing experiences with him was getting to watch him at the local market and understand why we chose specific flavors for these dishes. Despite the fact that these dishes did have specific recipes it was interesting to see him work locally fresh vegetables, meats, and cheeses and learning quite a bit about various rare mushrooms was a plus. The day then just continued to get better through a few hours of cooking lessons and then getting to eat our captivating creations, even if there was a little bit of wine spilled along the way.