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Mi Piace, Mi Gusta – Day 10: Niente speciale (nothing special)
Tonight’s blog post will be short because nothing too unusual happened today. In the morning, I stumbled my way through Italian class. (We’re learning passive voice verbs. Ugh!) After class, I stopped in Chiesa Nuova for some quiet prayer time. … Continue reading
Mi Piace, Mi Gusta – Day 7: Cucinare (To Cook)
Today I got to do something I’ve been waiting a year to do. Those of you who have been following me for a while may remember that during last year’s trip to Rome, I took a cooking class. However, it … Continue reading
Mi Piace, Mi Gusta – Day 5: Non funziona (It doesn’t work)
Last night I couldn’t finish my blog post because the wifi in my apartment seemed to cut out. After a frustrating hour or so, I went to bed around midnight. Four hours later I wa awakened by a weird nightmare … Continue reading
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