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...
by baj903 | Jun 26, 2016 | Uncategorized
We have a midterm tomorrow, so I’ve spent a lot of this weekend studying Spanish grammar. It’s made me think that describing the recent past in any romantic language could become exceedingly difficult. Without enough distance from a past event, it’s hard to have...
by tam319 | Jun 26, 2016 | Uncategorized
As I was planning for this research project, I wasn’t anticipating including public discourse in my analyses because I didn’t know how I would find sources of information. In Rosario, it turned out to be quite easy. In the five days that I was there,...
by Peter Civetta | Jun 26, 2016 | Uncategorized
I got a little bored with walking every where today, so I decided to take this little car out for a spin. In truth, I was searching for my dear Alice. Sigh. Later on, we went to see the David. I have to say, I find all the nudity a bit disturbing. Maybe it is...
by Peter Civetta | Jun 26, 2016 | Uncategorized
We had another wonderful day and an even better evening. We got up earlier and had a great breakfast at the hotel. Then, we headed to the big central market, where we picked up lots of goodies including leather jackets for me and Eli! We met up with Louise and...
by Peter Civetta | Jun 26, 2016 | Uncategorized
I am truly becoming Italian now. For my whole life, people have made fun of my blue jacket, but suddenly I fit in perfectly. When everyone else had to go buy blue shirts, I was already fully azzurri! We climbed to the top of the Bell Tower and had a beautiful view...
by Peter Civetta | Jun 25, 2016 | Uncategorized
Today was the Feast of St. John the Baptist, patron saint of Florence, and the highlight of it is the historical soccer match called calcio in costume. It dates back to 1530 when the 4 churches banded together to repel a siege of the city. Ever since, they celebrate...
by tam319 | Jun 24, 2016 | Uncategorized
Hello! I just got back from a busy week in Rosario, Argentina, where I learned a ton about GMOs from many different perspectives. Over the next few days, I’ll publish three posts with what I learned from talking to scientists, the public, and farmers. Of course...
by Peter Civetta | Jun 24, 2016 | Uncategorized
It was a quieter day today. Apparently, I can tell a lie (but don’t believe it, Alice- I am true to you). I tried on a leather jacket to up my cool-ness factor, but it was a large. I had some great food that Nancy translated as fried string- trust me, it was...
by Peter Civetta | Jun 24, 2016 | Uncategorized
It was a hot one today. The kids and I switched hotels this morning to Nancy’s friend’s place. I am happy with that as construction started at 8:00am – it sounded like they were cutting through metal pipes 6 inches from my head. Of course, the...
