While I have internet connection, a quick update about Rome!

-Rome was WONDERFUL!! Such an amazing city- so much history, everywhere! You can just walk randomly, and you'll find something astounding... things that would be major sights in other cities warrant maybe a paragraph in your guidebook. When you think of the scale and scope of the ( Read more... )

(hey! found this old draft I forgot to post last week about the Uffizi...)

Went and saw the Uffizi gallery last week, which was fun, but overwhelming and sooo crowded.  But we had a good time strolling through stuff, making little art student in-jokes, (oh, to be married to a fellow art student... ) and being "oh, i saw that in art history class! I ( Read more... )

 A quick update whilst we have our (ever spotty) internet connection  in our apt...

*Class is going great! The kids are super bright and friendly, and I got an extra student in my class for a total of 7 students.  I enjoy sharing my knowledge of flash with them, although it's hard trying to share both the real world industry experience while ( Read more... )

A quick update before we head out for the day!

-hung out with fellow CMU and aphio alum Karolina and her husband Tom last night... walked around, enjoyed gelato, and compared notes on Rome and Florence! whoo!

-Italian television is SO WEIRD. I know I mentioned this before, but seriously, it keeps out-doing itself. I cannot stress how surreal an ( Read more... )

Greetings from Florence!

Been settling in pretty well... had faculty orientation last week, been cooking at home more.  My stomach has been a little fussy (nausea, mostly)- think it's just adjusting to the food/ water/ etc, and the weather's shifted from being super hot/muggy to very very windy.

It's been odd having the change of pace. I'm use to ( Read more... )

 Heh... I've totally found wireless in my apartment. Go un-password protected networks! whoo!

This is mostly going to be a train of thought post, so you have been warned...

*Trip here was good, but long. Three flights, 17+hours of travel= exhausting. Went through O'Hare and Paris, finally to Florence. It's very hot and muggy here, and we had a ( Read more... )

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