Tag Archives: Chinese life
Ara Pacis Day
We went to the Ara Pacis today. I love the Ara Pacis. (Zorro, if you turn on my computer, that’s my background) My Roman history is the Julio-Claudians with some Livy stuff before and some Constantine stuff after. If Robert … Continue reading
Marco Polo (part 2)
Today Stick took me to Chinatown and the fish market so I’d feel at home.
Getting Rid Of My Jiao
…in the Trevi Fountain.
Roman Holiday
One my first Roman day, Stick and I went to the Pyramid of Cestius, and to the Non-Catholic Foreigners Cemetary where Keats and Shelley are both buried (not together… although both are buried next to their “good friend”) and we … Continue reading
Beth’s Favorite Joke
Why do they polish this gate everyday? To protect the Finnish.
High Romance
Stick took me to a little coffeeshop near the Centro for breakfast. °Itàs been a long year.° I said, over cappucinos at a small table. °I missed this,° °I missed you too, baby,° he said. °I meant my sandwich.°
Marco Polo
When I thought about seeing Stick again in Rome, I imagined coming off the plane, with shining hair, and possibly a cute shoulder bag, and running towards Stick’s arms. I forgot a lot of little details, like dragging all my … Continue reading
Phineus Fogg Never Had These Problems
The combination of emotional goodbyes and all the stuff I left until that last minute, the anticipation of seeing Stick again, and worrying about getting through 3 international airports speaking 0 of the national languages meant that I didn’t eat … Continue reading
Looking Into The Future
I know what’s going to happen. In a few weeks, I’ll be back home and living with Stick (Stick’s mother has asked me to please stop calling it Shacking Up). “My apartment in China,” I’ll tell him sometime when he’s … Continue reading
Eavesdropping In The Valley
Ok, you know how I am on the cutting edge of all internet trends read blogs all morning? I just discovered Overheard In The Valley, a fledgling Overheard in New York for the Pioneer Valley. It doesn’t have the gems … Continue reading
