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Category Archives: Travel
Mi Piace, Mi Gusta – Day 4: Nulla Pazza (Nothing crazy)
Last year, I was blessed to see Pope Francis give the General Audience while on I was on pilgrimage (btw, check out The Catholic Traveler for great Catholic pilgrimages). After Katie and I got our tickets for the General Audience, … Continue reading
Mi Piace, Mi Gusta – Day 3: Non posso parlare
Today I lost the ability to speak Italian. Well, only briefly. I did okay in class today. We had a student teacher visiting our room, and our teacher asked us (in Italian, of course), “Who is she?” A couple people … Continue reading
Mi Piace, Mi Gusta – Day 2: Il primo giorno di scuola
Today was the first day of school. I met Katie and her two British roommates at a corner on the way to school. It was fun to walk the old path to school and say, “Buongiorno, San Pietro!” while crossing … Continue reading
Mi Piace, Mi Gusta – Day 1: Sona a Casa
Welcome to “Mi Piace, Mi Gusta”! (Mi Piace is Italian for “I like” and Mi Gusta is the same in Spanish.) Well, this trip started out with a whimper. On the way to the airport, I got a call from … Continue reading
Help me name my next travel blogging adventure!
As I write this, there are only eight days of school left. Normally, I teach summer school, but for the first time in my teaching career, I’m going to take the summer off! And you know what that means . … Continue reading
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Tagged blogging, Florence, Italy, Rome, Siena, Spain, Spin Cycle, summer, travel
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Gotta Guatemala Days 9 and 10
Day 9 started with an hour and a half boat tour around Lake Atitlan. We left from the dock at our hotel. As I’ve said before, Lake Atilan is reminiscent of Lake Como in Italy. The beautiful blue lake is … Continue reading
Gotta Guatemala Days 5-6
Day 5: This was mostly a traveling day. We had to head all the way from Tikal in the north back south past Guatemala City to Antigua. This city used to be the old capital until it was ruined by … Continue reading
Gotta Guatemala Day 4
Today we visited the Mayan ruins of Tikal, a place that will make you feel like Indiana Jones. But before we talk about Tikal, let’s talk about our hotel. This is, by far, the most exotic hotel I’ve ever stayed … Continue reading
Gotta Guatemala Days 1-3
When the first cold finger of winter began pushing its way into Chicago last December, I said to my friend, “I’m sick of winter already. Do you want to go some place for spring break. I don’t care where as … Continue reading
Spin Cycle: Traveling
This week Ginny Marie is asking us to write about traveling for the Spin Cycle. Great! I love to travel. In fact, I’ll be heading to Guatemala for spring break, and if I can get wifi down there, I’ll probably … Continue reading