Day Ten: The Feds and Futbol

“To travel is to live” -Hans Christian Andersen Day ten started out like the previous day…except without the cuddling prior to breakfast. I went downstairs, had breakfast with Lauren and then we met up with Dr. Morris to arrange our first business appointment of the day: the US Consulate. Since our group had split between…

Day Nine: Verona (Boobs!), Pasta and Milan!

“We travel, initially, to lose ourselves; and we travel, next to find ourselves” -Pico Iyer Not a good start to the day. At seven this morning, we had to make sure our bags were in the lobby in our hotel so the porters had enough time to get our bags to the boat prior to…

Round Two… (36 Days to Departure)

“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one’s lifetime.”       -Mark Twain It’s February and those close to me know…