Monthly Archives: May 2023

Ieri la scuola è cominciato. Posso camminare alla scuola in tre minuti. My new school started yesterday, and I can walk there in three minutes. Since I signed up in March, I forgot I only signed up for two hours … Continue reading →

Well, I feel like the time has flown. One week is not enough in this beautiful place. I’ve really enjoyed studying in a group and senza mascherine! There were eight of us. The school always attracts such kind and interesting … Continue reading →

Ieri, dopo le nostre lezioni, abbiamo fatto una passeggiata. Faceva bel tempo, e le nuvole erano belle. We broke into this abandoned palazzo. It used to be owned by our hosts, Giacomo and Maria Stuart’s family, but they lost it. … Continue reading →

A romitorio is a hermitage, and we had the most interesting excursion this afternoon. Our group went to Pienza, and our guide, Niccolò, led us on his family’s property where his father and grandfather discovered an ancient cave that was … Continue reading →

How I love to hear these words from old friends and acquaintances here: Albo the mosaicista, Giovanna, Vincenzo, Daniele, Silvia, una insegnante del Sasso e la sua famiglia al bar Lucevan e Stelle, e le altri camerieri al Caffè Poliziano, … Continue reading →

Il ponte di Santa Trinita è un bellissimo ponte accanto al Ponte Vecchio. I am plagiarizing below. In short, Hitler bombed all the bridges except for the Ponte Vecchio. (Legend says that as a previous art student, he couldn’t destroy … Continue reading →

When traveling over here with kids, we always scheduled a “day off,” with nothing specifically planned. We lucked out yesterday and had the most beautiful weather and enjoyed a day off. Here are some highlights. He invited us to tea … Continue reading →

Siamo andate alle gallerie Uffizi stamattina. Era una festa per gli occhi e un corso nella storia d’arte. Era più affollato dopo la pandemia, ma se una persona sia paziente, la esperienza è vale la pena, davvero. We went to … Continue reading →

This is a bittersweet journey for Jacquie because her late husband was born and lived in Florence as a boy. One of our missions is to find out where he lived, using this photo as a clue. Jonathan was such … Continue reading →