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Author Archives: AJ Cattapan
Mi Piace, Mi Gusta – Day 22: El Domingo Ocupado (The Busy Sunday)
You would think that with temperatures in the 100s that Katie and I would be taking it easy in Spain. Despite drinking lots of water and walking slowly, we still managed to fit in a lot today. This morning for … Continue reading
Mi Piace, Mi Gusta – Day 21: Hola, Espana! (Hello, Spain!)
Today is my very first visit to Spain! I am happy to be here with someone who speaks Spanish! This morning in Florence it took at least 5 phone calls to different taxi companies to get a taxi to the … Continue reading
Mi Piace, Mi Gusta – Day 20: Tre Cose Buone (Three Good Things)
I was happy to see today that the Spin Cycle writing prompt for this week is about “three good things.” It was saving me from writing a post that would probably come out sounding unintentionally negative. You see, this morning, … Continue reading
Mi Piace, Mi Gusta – Day 19: Le Chiese di Firenze (The churches of Florence)
Today after school, Katie and I visited the two major churches of Florence: the Duomo (a.k.a. the Cathedral of Santa Marie del Fiore) and Santa Croce (Holy Cross). We headed first to Santa Croce, stopping for lunch along the way. … Continue reading
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Mi Piace, Mi Gusta – Day 18: Ciao, David!
We took it pretty easy today. After our classes this morning, we headed to a restaurant recommended by our school only to find out it was closed for repairs. So we just headed in the general direction of the Galleria … Continue reading
Mi Piace, Mi Gusta – Day 17: I musei (museums)
Florence is a lot about museums, a lot about art in general, so last night Katie and I began making plans for how to cover it all without wearing ourselves. Ha! That may be impossible. Of course we had class … Continue reading
Cover Reveal: A Reluctant Assassin by J.C. Morrows
We now take a break from our regularly scheduled travel blog to bring you a cover reveal! A few months ago I was asked by fellow ACFW young adult author J.C. Morrows if I’d help her celebrate the release of … Continue reading
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Mi Piace, Mi Gusta – Day 16: Siamo stanche e sporche (We are tired and dirty)
Last night, I left off with our leaving Siena, so I’ll start today with a quick recap of our arrival in Florence yesterday afternoon. The bus from Siena to Florence took a little over an hour and dropped us off … Continue reading
Mi Piace, Mi Gusta – Days 14 and 15: Benvenuti a Siena!
I started typing this blog post out in the hallway of our little second-floor hotel in Siena. It’s the kind of place where you have to drag your luggage up the stairs because there’s no elevator and second floor really … Continue reading
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Mi Piace, Mi Gusta – Day 13: Roma รจ la mia “montagna.” (Rome is my mountain.)
When people think of Rome, they often think of its seven hills, but after today I will always think of it as a mountain–my personal mountain. This may make you think of my post from Monday when I was talking … Continue reading