Monthly Archives: September 2021

Italy seems to really like shower stalls with sliding corners. I don’t know why. Seems like the leakiest of all designs. Update: like all good engineering conundrums, the answer came to me in the shower: These doors need zero extra … Continue reading →

Last weekend I went to Castel Di Sangro with Chacha and Tom. Castel Di Sangro is a town in the Apennine Mountains. This was my second trip on the highways of Italy. Chacha and Tom were a little late leaving … Continue reading →

As of today, I live in Sant’Angelo a Cupolo, Benevento, Italy. This morning we went to the Agenzia delle Entrate to register the lease for my apartment. That’s the Agency of Revenue, which collects taxes, enforces financial laws, and registers … Continue reading →

I am very tired. There are so many things I want to tell you. Woke up. Walked to coffee and breakfast with Chacha and famiglia. Picked up the rental car, with a small adventure just to get to the rental … Continue reading →

After a pleasantly uneventful flight, a surprisingly brief arrival clearance (see other post), and a pleasantly uneventful train, I finally reached terra firma. At Roma Termini, I met my friends Tom and Chacha and their son Erasmus! Chacha is a … Continue reading →

I was going to write a long post to tell you all about how they checked my documents at the border and what those documents were and how I filled them all out. But they didn’t check anything at the … Continue reading →

While waiting to board, I found an old friend here in the terminal. I remember watching this sculpture as a kid, waiting for planes with my parents. I think there was a larger one somewhere else in the terminal too. … Continue reading →

48 hours until departure. I’m borrowing a large suitcase from my parents. I haven’t checked a suitcase in years. I don’t even own one. I like to travel with just a carry-on backpack. For a two week trip that’s fine, … Continue reading →