by Peter Civetta | Jun 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
Humpty had a big day too. Apparently, he is quite fond of Nutella. Humpty enjoyed making some new friends! He was a little scared at the top of the cuppola, and so he needed Eli to hold his hand. He also seems to be enjoying Italian wine a bit more that we...
by Peter Civetta | Jun 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
It was a glorious and fun day. We started with a nice breakfast at the cafe where we had lunch the previous day, and then we boarded a city bus for the Vatican. It was a spectacular day, sunny but not too hot. We strolled through St. Peter’s Square, and as...
by tam319 | Jun 17, 2016 | Uncategorized
Greetings from Buenos Aires! I arrived here Wedenesday afternoon after spending a few days in Santiago, Chile seeing the sites and practicing my Spanish before beginning interviews. It turns out that Chile is a very bad place to practice Spanish because they talk fast...
by Amanda Demopoulos | Jun 17, 2016 | Uncategorized
On Tuesday I met with Dr. David Swenson, Dr. Ana Lourenco, Mr. Baird Grayson, and Ms. Wendy Smith, the team I will be working with during my 8 weeks doing research. We laid out a plan for me to shadow doctors administering breast biopsies during my first week here to...
by Peter Civetta | Jun 17, 2016 | Uncategorized
Humpty also had a good first day. We seemed to enjoy the flight (although he seems a bit creepy with Sophie). Apparently, he got the flight attendant to serve him a drink (and it smelled a little like bourbon). He even threw his coin into Trevi Fountain! But the...
by Peter Civetta | Jun 17, 2016 | Uncategorized
We are in Rome, and everything is tremendous so far. So, first off, Air Canada is awesome. We got to O’Hare and were checking in, when the agent noted that our flight was delayed that “may mean” we would miss our connection to Rome. Most airlines...
