Humidity anxiety

Thursday, May 28, 2009

Humidity anxiety

Yesterday I woke up with half of my room covered with water. Apparently it had been raining all night, and it continued all day yesterday, so the water rose from underneath the floor into my room. Nice! Now the humidity…
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Behind the theater scenes true faces appear

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Behind the theater scenes true faces appear

Believe it or not, I’m sitting in my room drinking campari-aperol. I just spent one of my best days here. Italians never seize to amaze me. When you think they’re all cold and introvert, and only care about their own fa…
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Motivi per cui amare l'Italia

Sunday, May 24, 2009

Motivi per cui amare l'Italia

Pan di Stelle biscotti. Spaghetti alle vongole. Zucchini grigliati. Frutta fresca. Burn. Cappucino. Nutella. Polpa di frutta. Fette biscottate con la marmellata. Macedonia. Formaggi. Gocci di cioccolato. Prosecco.

These…
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What a slaughterhouse!

Saturday, May 23, 2009

What a slaughterhouse!

Today I woke up not being able to open one of my eyes correctly. I would say that my description of my sunburn was not exaggerated. I spent two hours trying to calm down my skin applying layers and layers of after sun l…
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Ten things I hate about heat

Friday, May 22, 2009

Ten things I hate about heat

1) food goes bad more rapidly or become uneatable in a few minutes
2) my feet seem to be one size bigger
3) mosquitoes and other insects increase
4) all kind of candy, chocolate and other sweets melt…
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My very own project

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

My very own project

As my internship has proceeded, and now reached its midpoint, I've realized more and more why I was accepted here as an intern. My boss asked my the other day about Finnish tour operators. She wanted to give me my v…
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A freckled tomato

A freckled tomato

When those from the shadows try to go into the sunlight, it can only result in one thing. Sun burning. Why do we never learn? Or above all, why do I never learn? Today I spent my free day on the beach and got myself bur…
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Purchases

Purchases

I think this is a good point to present some of the things I bought here that I love. Here harem pants are still fashionable so I finally bought myself a pair. It was about time, since I’ve been drooling after them for …
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Venice marked

Friday, May 15, 2009

Venice marked

On Monday when I was supposed to go by train to Brescia in order to be able to go to Milan on Tuesday with my friend F, I was hit by a bad surprise. I left work at the time I was supposed and went to the bus stop right …
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Bondi!

Sunday, May 10, 2009

Bondi!

That’s how the locals greet each other here. It’s a dialect version of buongiorno, which means good day. As the days pass here, I get to know better the locals and their habits. Last Tuesday I helped my colleague G in …
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A random input

Monday, May 4, 2009

A random input

I wanted to make a random input of some pics.

First I thought it would be nice to show what I found yesterday in the bookstore - all in Italian of course. Like it wouldn't be enough hearing it all over the place, he…
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Crying for independence

Sunday, May 3, 2009

Crying for independence

The hectic first of May holiday is finally over. Today almost the whole hotel emptied and we got some, but only a few new guests. It was nice having the house full of people, especially Italians. We have Italian guests …
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