Thursday, May 31. Woke up at 4:15 AM, in anticipation of my alarm ringing at 5:15 AM, and then once again I couldn’t get back to sleep. Monica also called me to be sure I was awake, because I needed to catch … Continue reading →
Wednesday, May 30. Alora (that’s about the third word I know in Italian– it means “so” and begins a lot of sentences around here), for the second day in a row I got to tick off another item on my … Continue reading →
Tuesday, May 29. Monica and Graziana picked me up at 7:15 AM and we drove to Bologna, parted company with Graziana, and Monica and I caught the train to Rome. The two-hour high-speed train ride went quickly, then we fumbled around a … Continue reading →
Monday, May 28. The Celtics lost to Lebron James. 🙁 I am so proud of them, though. They got much farther than anybody expected after being riddled with injuries to two of their three best players and some key subs. … Continue reading →
Sunday, May 27. Last night I went to sleep only to be awakened by big fireworks. At first I was lying there thinking someone was just shooting off firecrackers, but then it became obvious this was much more than that. … Continue reading →
