The next couple days were mostly rather uneventful, filled with sort of standard tourist stuff. I met up with a friend of mine who’s traveling in Europe and her mom, who took us out to a very nice lunch. Let’s hear it for traveling with real adults. Also, wonderfully, her mom was returning to the […]
Entries Tagged as 'Italy'
The Non-Touristy Stuff I did in Florence
October 24th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Italy, Travel
I hung out with Stefania a bit, but she was sick for the first few days I was there, and then busy trying to get caught up afterwards. She’s kind of amazing in the amount of stuff she does. In addition to her Ph.D. research, she does yoga, soccer, pilates, salsa dancing, bike racing and […]
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Social Center and Critical Mass in Pisa
October 25th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Bikes, Hacker culture, Italy, Politics, Travel
I should say a few words about Stefania’s car. It’s a totally hilarious 22-year old beater. The roof leaks when it rains, so she has to always leave the windows open a crack so the interior can dry out. There’s a joint from a previous owner wedged deep in one of the air vents, so […]
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The Occupation of the University of Pisa
November 3rd, 2008 · 4 Comments · Italy, Photos, Politics, Technology, Travel
After the critical mass, Stefania headed back to Florence, and I went to back to the social center. They were having some sort of special benefit event to pay for the fines levied after a group of antifascist activists disrupted a speech by a right-wing, anti-immigrant Italian politician named Borghezio. There was a very nice […]
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