Autumn Days

November 18, 2006

Life is going well for us in Milan. We haven't had any trips lately because Ben has been studying for mid-terms. School keeps him pretty busy, but he is excited about all he is learning.
Another subway strike yesterday kept us in watching movies and cooking. We still haven't found a good restaurant to go to, which is odd, but our neighborhood is not too hip.
Last weekend, Catherine and I tried to go to a Mozart concert, but when we arrived, of course, they announced there had been a misprint and there was no concert, but they would show an Australian movie (dubbed into Italian) about mental patients learning a Mozart Opera, and Oh, they were missing the first 5 minutes of the film. Typical occurrence here, and I am starting to expect something to go wrong everywhere I go. I find that I have slowed down a lot since being here and the constant urgency of living in New York has faded a little.
We are planning on having a Thanksgiving dinner at our apartment next saturday with some Italians. They are baffled by the idea of having a big meal in the late afternoon, and I'm sure some of the food will seem funny for them. I am also planning on educating my students on Thanksgiving, since they have never heard of it.
It remains mild weather here, which is nice, although sometimes it is foggy.
I have been taking lots of ballet class and are starting to make friends with some of the dancers.
We have started to go to an Anglican church here which is good. It is English speaking and most of the parishioners are British and American. We are looking forward to their annual Christmas Bizarre which happens in December.
We are missing all our loved ones thinking about the upcoming holidays. Everyone have a wonderful Thanksgiving!