Boy….How time flies ! Seems like I just started this class, but the semester is already over, and today I graduated from the first grade!
Full Story »Needle in a haystack
What are the chances you could re-connect with a person you only met for a few hours while in a sea of 75,000 other runners, in a foreign country, that you never exchanged addresses with , or for that matter even spoke the same language? The only thing I knew was his first name…Giuseppi This [...]
Full Story »I’m in
Today I received my entry confirmation for the 2009 Maratona Di Roma in Rome Italy next March. I know it”s still 5 months away, but I”m very psyched! This to me, is the marathon of all marathons. And new for 2009, they’ve incorporated St Peters Square into the Marathon course. How cool is that? Here’s [...]
Full Story »Sto Imparando L’italiano
Today I began a new Italian language class at the Scula di Lingua e Cultura Italiana ( School of Italian Language and Culture) in South San Francisco. The class only meets once a week for 3 hours, but it”s a total immersion environment for those 3 hours. The instructor speaks minimal English while teaching… and [...]
Full Story »Off to the Eternal city
(Piazza Navona) Well, after a close call with my lungs this weekend , in just a few hours and with a ton medications in tow, I’ll be on a plane to Italy for the start of my Roman adventure. This trip has been in the planning for nearly eight months and there was no way [...]
Full Story »Picks for 2008
1) Maratona Della Citta Di Roma (March 16th) A beautiful ancient city and a marathon together? What more could you ask for! 2) E.T. Full Moon Midnight Marathon (August 17th) “Running along the fringe of the mysterious Area 51, this stretch of highway (375) has an overwhelming number of reported UFO sightings. So much so, [...]
Full Story »How does the saying go?….. When in Rome…..
Ok… I think I will ! Well, after months of working out the logistics, and obtaining the medical waivers, today I received official confirmation. March 16th 2008, I’ll be walking the Maratona Della Citta Di Roma or by it’s english name, the “City of Rome Marathon” …… in Rome, Italy! What better way to see [...]
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