Week 7!

Well, this week was a little more low-key, compared to last week...but, I have some exciting news! Next weekend (Friday-Saturday-Sunday), I am going to Bratislava and Vienna with one of my intern-friends, Khush. We wanted to go some place random and looked at all of the low-cost airlines, which happen to be not so low-cost after "service fees"+"credit card fees"+"just because fees", for potential weekend trips. We found that Rome isn't a major hub for RyanAir, but Milan is...and RyanAir flies to Bratislava, which happens to be about 30 miles from Vienna. So, Friday (August 1st), we are flying at 6:30am to Milan, going into the city for a few hours, and taking our 4pm flight to Bratislava. We are staying the night in Bratislava and leaving late-morning for Vienna, where we will stay until Sunday evening. It should be a really interesting trip, because these are two cities (especially Bratislava) I wouldn't normally go. Anyway, work is picking up, and my supervisor, who was on home leave in Kenya for the past month will be back next week, so I am looking forward to having him back in the office. Oh, I took the train home from work Thursday/Friday this week and I witnessed something I didn't think Italians normally did...preach publicly. In America, it's standard practice to see individuals that feel inclined to force their religious views on others (i.e. the Oval on any spring day). Haha, well, this lady got up in the middle of the train, which was already packed with "9-5ers" and started yelling about God's salvation and that we were all an abomination of some sort. The moral of the story, I thought she was pretty innovative, because normally when these people "preach" in public, you can walk away...but on the train, we are locked in! Haha, and I am starting to understand more and more Italian (I could understand bits and parts of her yelling, so I found that exciting)...Last night, my Aunt and Uncle had Gabriella, Nicole, and Julian over for dinner. Gabriella is one of my Aunt and Uncle's closest friends, Nicole, her daughter, and Julian, Gabriella's grandson. We had a grand ole' time and it was a nice start to the weekend. Well, that's about all for now. I hope everyone has a good weekend! Ciao

P.S. The last picture is cantalope in my Aunt and Uncle's garden! (Grandma+Mom, I thought you would appreciate it!)