Is this Lent? Sheesh! Normally you give something up or do something extra. Well…. we have! We have decided to shelter-in-place here in Casa Artom. Other than going out to buy groceries, we are staying in and having the five Italian professors teach online or Skype in the classroom instead of showing up. Page continues to teach his two classes on Mon. & Wed.
It has been a long week (It is only Thursday!), but Friday – Sunday we have activities planned. Friday – A bike riding and beach day out on the Lido; Saturday – A fancy catered dinner in the library followed by game night in the dining room; Sunday – A movie day with popcorn. The students usually travel on the long weekends. But, our students are troopers! Some have organized exercise classes, box game tournaments, and group cooking! It is hard to stay inside when nobody is sick.
Many study abroad programs in Italy have been pulled because those students live in the community and go to public universities. We are lucky here! We have a house with classrooms! As one of my daughters suggested, “Just pretend you are snowed-in at a Villa…or the Grand Canal.” Outside we see Venice carrying on as usual. The Italian perspective is more lenient.
The USA has really been putting the coronavirus on top of the newscasts. We are ok and appreciate all our family and friends reaching out to us.
Stay tuned!
2020 Vision of Venice 