So, dinner at Nathalie’s was amazing. We had very good food, my pie turned out well (despite my surprise to learn that “pie pan” means something entirely different in Europe), and her baby is so cute. She is also very photogenic, as you can see. This child has a sense for the camera, you point [...]
Archive for February, 2009
Babies and Dancing (not together)
Posted in Uncategorized on February 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’m applying for a residence permit for the library
Posted in Uncategorized on February 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Second week of classes has started, and I’m in the library. As per usual. I have settled into a routine of spending most of my day here. Problem Based Learning (the UM pedagogical method) requires a lot of independent study time. It’s fine, I am enjoying my classes, but it also means I spend a [...]
First week of classes
Posted in Uncategorized on February 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Well, first I apologize for being so horrible at posting. The January seminar was, as advertised, intense, which left almost no free time in which I wanted to think. Intense, but completely worth it. After the seminar ended, I went to Florence to visit Catie, who is there studying art history until April. Now I [...]