by tam319 | Jul 6, 2016 | Uncategorized
This weekend I took a break from research (and blogging) for a few days to explore Curitiba, the capital of Paraná province and a quick bus ride from Londrina. Here are some highlights from my trip. Now I’m back in Londrina catching up on planning, and will...
by cts472 | Jul 5, 2016 | Uncategorized
The first weeks have been a crazy roller coaster of stress and a weird sense of freedom. I spent my first week choreographing the ballet duet only to realize how hard it is to choreograph partnering in a notebook. I’ve been going back and forth between the...
by baj903 | Jul 3, 2016 | Uncategorized
I think that the biggest culture shock that I’ve received in Barcelona so far came while I was walking through aisle four of a local grocery store. You see, in college, I’ve grown accustomed to taking an almost daily cereal break between classes. Just because 3:00pm...
by Peter Civetta | Jul 2, 2016 | Uncategorized
Our last full day in Italy was a really unique one. On the last trip to see my dad before he died, he told me of the tiny town in Italy where the Civetta’s had immigrated from in the late 1880s. We immediately pulled it up on my phone (complete with 360 degree...
by Peter Civetta | Jul 2, 2016 | Uncategorized
So, ever since the kids got scooter rides in Florence, they have been looking for more. Eli even got on my computer to look up places to rent them in Puglia, so today that was our adventure. We swung by the house and got Wayne, Tom, and Wendy to join us, and we...
by tam319 | Jul 2, 2016 | Uncategorized
On Sunday I left Buenos Aires and arrived in São Paulo, Brazil. I still have to analyze my interviews with Argentine farmers and will write a post about my findings soon, but wanted to share what I’ve been doing for the past week. On Monday I had time for a...
by Amanda Demopoulos | Jun 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
This is the final week of making the educational materials for the research project! The patients who are willing to participate will be split into two groups, one will receive the pamphlet that all patients receive prior to the biopsy, and the other group will...
by Peter Civetta | Jun 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
Ah, the relaxing beach life. I did some snorkeling today, although the surf got a bit rough for me and I needed a rescue! I made a new friend at the beach. It is nice to meet someone closer to my size! Later, it got a little wacky when we met up at the party villa....
by Peter Civetta | Jun 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
We got a really late start to our day (after such a long travel experience). Nancy and Nik went to a local market and brought home a wonderful ton of fruits and pastries for breakfast, and we had a lovely breakfast at our villa. Next, we headed over to the...
by Peter Civetta | Jun 28, 2016 | Uncategorized
We had one more magical day in Florence- Nancy’s birthday! In the “morning,” we got up and had breakfast with Robby (who kept it open just for us). Lizzie came as well, and it was great to see her. Then, the kids and I went to Ponte Vecchio, while Nancy and Nik went...
