HICCUPS 3 AND 4

(news from earlier this week)


Trip Hiccup 3:
The dogs next door started barking like crazy! They sounded ferocious, and I wondered if we were being robbed? I wasn't about to go downstairs and see. I reached out from my bed and felt my computer nearby...they could have anything else, but I would fight them for my computer. Later I learned that at about the same time that the dogs were barking, Italy was rumbling with its second earthquake in less than two weeks. At least 16 people died; the epicenter was located about as far from Arezzo as Little Rock is to Memphis. I didn't feel anything, but I am convinced the dogs did.
Accademia dell' Arte, the school where I am working this summer, had all the students email their parents and post something on Facebook so family and friends back home wouldn't worry.
The good news? We are safe here.

Trip Hiccup 4:
I sprained my ankle. Bad. This is not cool--really cramping my style! My colleagues have been terrific about picking me up in the mornings and taking me home at night after dinner but I'm hoping it heals soon so I don't have to inconvenience them much longer.
The good news? I didn't break it!