just a note to say that my cell phone has only worked once thus far and never since. also, for some reason, hotmail is not working either, rendering me totally unable to contact anyone individually. sorry. sorry. hope things are resolved soon, i havnt spoken to anyone since before i arrived in florence. florence. first day i took the train from bologna and once in florence used my map to find my new apartment. once there, having no key, i called my site dire...

ciao from bologna. so as you may or may not know, i met uncle art in rome a few days ago. since we hammered out all the main attractions we decided to head to bologna, north of florence, for a day before i started classes in Florence. bologna is a really, for lack of a better word, cool, place. It fuses together medieval buildings and McDonalds in a way most people, including myself, do not find offensive. although, i must say, having that first wiff of mcdo...

hi havent written in a couple days but ive been busy, darn it. my last day\night in positano was pretty near perfect. i woke up early and descended the thousand steps it takes to get to the beach and set myself up with a lounge chair and umbrella. after a few hours of sun and a couple of bacardi breezers, i headed out for another paddle in the kayak. i took out the faster one this time but didnt go as far because it was a bit tippy. after tha ti had lunch...

hello all. im in positano, south of naples and a world away. this place is the best by far. on the bus ride over from sorrento, i made sure to get a seat on the right so i could check out the coast. i noticed a handful of private, secluded beaches accessable only by boat and decided that once in town id rent a kayak and paddle there. turns out the hostel has a deal with a rental company on the beach and its only 4 euros an hour, plus they have chairs and umb...

people actually say "momma mia" here...and it doesnt sound stupid! ok, wow, where to start. so much has happened since yesterday i can barely keep track. so after my forced italian breakfast I went out to find the internet cafe, wrote to all yall and headed out to wander around anacapri. I brought along my camera and took pictures compulsively...over a hunder an hour. wandered and wandered getting lost in all the little "vias" until i ended up on this o...