Just when I feel confident in my Italian, we have a lesson that I completely bomb. Today we discussed indefinite pronouns and adjectives, and I was once again reminded that despite my practicing it has been a long time since I sat in an Italian class. Apparently limitless rambling on the topic of the CrusadesContinue reading >>

Ever the workhorse, I have decided that improvised blog posts fail to satisfy my literary ambitions, so you are reading the first post for which I have written a first draft. Hopefully now, with time to reflect on both content and style, I will truly impress you all with my clear renderings and brilliant writing.Continue reading >>

Yesterday we went to Venice. It was my second time visiting, and I don’t think I would go out of my way to go again. We saw St. Mark’s, the Rialto, and wandered the shops in the blazing heat for a while. When we became quite hot we went into a bar to get outContinue reading >>

There are some things that truly can only be learned when you are in another country. Today was a fairly uneventful Saturday. I was able to spend a lot of time in the practice room, practicing a bunch of arias while holding my jaw, in order to keep it from taking on a life ofContinue reading >>

My two big expenses on this trip will most likely be bubbly water and internet access. Both of them are necessary for my continued well being, so I am willing to spare the few Euros a day. I have had a number of notable showers in my life. The mod at BC had what manyContinue reading >>