Mar 26, 2023Loved Ones in ItalyIn Michelangelo’s most famous Sistine Chapel image, The Creation of Adam , God’s outstretched hand is about to touch that of Adam’s and...
Mar 3, 2023See Naples, and then DieI first learned about Naples in my Italian class during the height of COVID. Our professor showed us a travel video where a young couple...
Jan 25, 2023Walking, Learning, CelebratingI am sitting at my studio desk and pathetically rant-blogging. The Italian class is next door and I can hear snippets of conversations...
Jan 22, 2023Rock Climbing, Pizza and CarbonaraWednesday morning Thuan and I walked across the Tiber river and further east to the Vatican City. Along the way, we passed the Pantheon...
Jan 22, 2023First Day in RomeI left New York City the day after my 22nd birthday, on a redeye flight that departed JFK at 8pm. The airport felt as crowded as Union...