Month: February 2009

  • Bolzano/Bozen – The Last Supper

    2009 – feb 28th Last week of February in review Bolzano, Bozen – a long day starting at 5am and ending at 7pm as we rolled back into Centrale Station. A week of hard work with extensive reward. Visiting the Last Supper – beautiful, the unbelievable power and money of religion… always evocative, it never…

  • Journal report

    The Following represent my personal opinions and should in no way reflect the opinions of any other. Each weekend I’ve been taking long walks through Milan. One of my favorites was last weekend – a great walk from Bocconi University down Viale Blingy to Ptza. XXIV di Marzo. After, I walked down along the canals…

  • Friday the 20th Milan

    Friday Feb 20th 2009, Today was a good day at work, instead of going to Bolzano – we changed our schedule to next week. I went to the Marine House after work for the Chili Cookoff! An annual event held by the Marine House in which consular employees bring chili which is then judged by…

  • Wednesday evening J 23

    Time for a further update: Today has been a wonderful sunny day as well. Unbelievable – each day is warmer and more beautiful than the last. Today the skies were bright. The Duomo and Alps were clear as if etched into crystal. I know it can’t last but the sun and warmer weather is a…

  • Mon and Tuesday Adventures Photos – up

    Wow. Where to start? Monday? Tuesday? Wednesday Morning? WHOA. What a blast these last few days have been. Something seething, something writhing to the surface. Excitement, uncertainty, realization… amazing. Lets start with Monday, the 9th sunny day in a row in rainy, foggy, Milano. I’d like to invite you to take a walk with me.…

  • J 21 – Walkin and Fotos!

    Ciao Tutti! Come state? Io sto bene. Oggi Io ho fatto una passegiata alle navigli e anche il Duomo. Ho preso molto foto, ma piú io ho giocate Basketball. Questa sera io andro al Tropicana per ballo Salsa, Bachata e Cha Cha! Today I went for a great walk from Bocconi Univeristy down Viale Blingy…

  • Interesting conversations

    An interesting conversation… Thought provoking to say the least, a startling opportunity to reevaluate priorities… a moment of self introspection and appraise what makes my anima and cuore satisfied. Last night I had an amazing time at the Consul Generals Residence. We tried seven different types of wines presented by a sommelier paired with different…

  • Journal Friday the 13th

    Journal Feb 13th 09. 2009 – 2 – 13 13 – 2 – 09 Today. Friday, February 13, 2009. Skip that…Cut it up a bit… Today, Friday the 13th. A great day. I’ve always considered 13 to be a reasonably lucky number. I have always had good luck on Friday the 13th. I’m not sure…

  • Journal 18 – Milano, lunch, excitement

    Ciao Tutti! Come state? Io sto bene. Clase sono buono, Lavoro sono buono, miei superiori sono intersanti e a domani io vado alla casa del Consul General e la prossima settimana io andro alle norte Piemonte. Molto interesante. Io studio molto e la prossima settimana e molto importante che io parlo buon italiano. Formale… tutto…

  • Tuesday-Wednesday

    Journal Tuesday Feb 10th. Ciao Raggazzi! Come state? Io sto bene. Il lavoro va bene e io andro con i miei superiori al Nord d’Italia. Studio molto e io ho scritto un po. Ma, per lavoro io ho letto più. Parlo un po più ogni giorno. Oggi è un buon giorno. Perche oggi, il sole…