the weather in troina has changed dramatically the last 2 days. it's rather chilly up on this hill top. a good thing too, since the only fan accessible to me is now broken. work is busy...i've been meeting with various clinicians to discuss what i will do with the patients there. feeling a bit exhausted by all the guess work i'm putting into comprehending what everyone is saying. thank God for my coworker, ida, who's english is definitely getting better everyday b/c of all the translating she has to do for me!
ida and i are getting on great. she threw a small party saturday at her farm house. it was really nice to hang out with her friends. had good food, and lots of wine. giorgio, her friend who was visiting from palermo, had a guitar, and we all sang songs in english and italian. we got some funny stares from ida's dalmatian, who was probably not use to the loud noise...but by the end of the night he was fast asleep even as the music continued.
giorgio, ida, and myself went to the "beach" near catania yesterday....no sand, just big black lava rocks (from mt. etna). had lots of local foods....everywhere we went i got offered free food to try. i need to really start thinking about some form of exercise or else i'll really have to buy a whole new wardrobe!
On my way to Oz
15 years ago
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