First day of class
I got up early and made myself some breakfast, with coffee from the odd brewer that we got used to last year. You put the coffee in the middle of the pot and the hot water rises through the coffee and into the top, and then you pour the cup of coffee from there.
Students were all there and ready to go at 9:00, although the air conditioner was less happy about waking up. Class went well, and I had about the right amount of material, and the students were polite and attentive. After class I took pictures of them and created a map of all their apartments (you can see it on the blog for the class, http://jeff.jbrummel.net).
In the afternoon, I did a bunch of work for the class, getting material on the web for them. We will travel to the marble quarry in Carrara on Wednesday -- the white marble for The David statue came from there. I worked longer than I expected, talked with some of the other professors who are visiting here, and then went back to our apartment.
Shopped a little at Conad - got some italian sausage to add to the spaghetti sauce I was going to cook up and some wine. I forgot to check, and of course the apartment did not have a cork screw. I will have to start drinking the wine tomorrow.
Rained quite a bit, but I got out to walk a bit after dinner. Cool, and quiet -- many of the tourists were inside and out of the rain. Had a chance to talk to Beth, Alli and Evan from the internet cafe. Turns out my internet pass also has a phone service, so I can call back to the US and not have to pay, as long as I'm willing to sit in their shop. I'll try to remember the time difference and not call anyone in the middle of the night.
