A Spoleto Picture Diary: The Wednesday Night Reading Series
Buongiorno – Each Wednesday we’re here, a different group of students will be reading from their work to their peers. Last night was the inaugural event, hosted by The Boys because their front room is...
View ArticleA Spoleto Picture Diary: Leaving Florence
Buongiorno, Tutti – We’re almost caught up! Of course the morning we left Florence was gorgeous, if cold — the students all trooped over to the stazione in full regalia beneath a brilliant sun and in...
View ArticleA Spoleto Photo Diary: A Visit From The HSS Dean’s Office
Salvé! Today we’re celebrating the visit to our fair program of Maureen Hays, the Acting Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, and Interim Associate Dean, Trish Ward. Accompanying them...
View ArticleA Spoleto Picture Diary: Vino!
Buongiorno! We took the annual wine tour this day, a day-long trip that features a look at a small winery, Fontecolle, a one man operation run by Duccio Pompii that produces 10,00 bottles annually; and...
View ArticleA Spoleto Picture Diary: Enjoying The View
Wednesday here, and another student reading. But because the weather has improved a bit, we held this week’s extravaganza outside — see photo 1, a panorama that, I hope, captures the view one has while...
View ArticleA Spoleto Picture Diary: A Slice Of Pie
Buongiorno – Guess what? A beautiful day! A glimpse of the quotidian, and the sublime: Lunch happens between noon and one, after my travel writing class and before Tony’s fiction class. The students...
View ArticleA Spoleto Picture Diary: The Last Day Of Class
Amici mio – Today was the last day of class. Students woke to yet another gray sky, this after a beautiful weekend. So far it’s rained every day we have been here save for one, Saturday. Of course it’s...
View ArticleA Spoleto Picture Diary: Ciao!
Dear All – Last day, or so we thought. I’d planned to send the pictures attached this morning, once the students had all left the villa. They are (photo 1) of our meeting with the city administrator,...
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