have i mentioned that i don't speak italian?

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61513532011-04-21T15:41:11.933-07:00have i mentioned that i don't speak italian?...a decidedly curious adventure.Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08175914497043013937noreply@blogger.comBlogger121100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6151353.post-1122001384989967372005-07-21T19:52:00.000-07:002005-07-22T10:34:46.183-07:00

I am now back on terra firma in the good old US of A, although it took me just about 24 hours to get to St. Louis. But that's ok...there were no hysterical Amys this time; just a cool, collected, on-the-ball world traveller, if I do so say myself. And since there is no one else to say it for me, well, I do.Some hi-lights of my last few days in Italy include:Getting heatstroke thanks to my

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Contrary to popular belief, no, I am not dead. Although I might be after this week....that remains to be seen.Saturday started our four-day stint of performances...we had opera scenes Saturday night, the Cabaret Sunday night, opera scenes again Monday night, and the Cabaret again tonight. Everything has gone exceedingly well, and my voice (THANK GOD) decided to grace me with its presence. My

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If anyone has any information regarding the PAD people in London for the Globe program and their safety, please email me or let me know somehow.All thoughts and energy are with those in London right now.EDIT: They've not left yet, thank God. Of course, now they have to actually get there during this mess...oy veh.

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Acid reflux sucks, but Cinque Terre is amazing.Saturday morning, Bevin and I decided to catch the 8:12 train to start our trek out to Cinque Terre. We decided to do this both because it takes a long time to get out to Cinque Terre (*grumble*Italian train system*grumble*), and because we wanted to attach ourselves to Mark and Dana (opera scenes stage and music directors, respectively), because

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God bless Marco and Mattea of Bar Astra and their computer that recognizes my camera, and the fact that they have the lowest priced internet in Lucca (€1/15 minutes).On that note, I will be (slowly) uploading pictures onto my photobucket account, which is linked in the sidebar. You can see Lucca right now. I will try to get my Florence pictures up soon.*ciao*

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Florence is GORGEOUS, if completely overrun by tourists.Sunday morning, Chrystal and I got up and caught a 10am train to Florence, which got us there around 11:20, which was not too bad. We were planning on meeting up with Lauren Dusek once there, but complications arose and that plan wound up being abandoned.We came in and immediately headed for il Duomo, which is FABULOUS. Huge, huge, huge

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Wow, an update is definitely in order. I am so busy here all the time, finding enough time to get to the computer can prove rather tricky.This was a good week...our trio from Il matrimonio segreto is most definitely going to kick some serious ass. The other girls in the scene are Chrystal, a sophomore from Carnegie Mellon, who sings Fidalma, and Lizzy, a resident mezzo young artist with the

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So I have had my first official weekend in Italy.Friday evening we had rehearsal for the final gala, in which we (we being the Studio singers) are performing (with others) the second act from Puccini's opera La rodine, and that was quite the sight-reading adventure, let me tell you. We were all like....burrrr? But at least we were all befuddled together.Afterwards, a group of us went out to

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We got opera scenes assignments today, and I get to sing Carolina in a trio from Il matrimono segreto, which OTSL did last summer, and I LOVE. SO EXCITED.I also get to sing a solo in the cabaret--there's a plot (something about people travelling on a train, who get stuck in a bar during an oh-so-common Italian train strike, and what happens when all these random people collide) and the songs are

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Alright, this needs to be stated for the record: I love Lucca.This town is too beautiful for words. Today I went bicycling on medieval walls, with views of the interior of the city to one side and panoramic views of the seven hills of Lucca on the other. GORGEOUS. Yesterday and this morning it rained rained rained, but this afternoon has been sunny and beautiful.I am living in a youth hostel,

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Ok. I am here, alive, sane, and with all my luggage.The first part, the being here part, is a small miracle.First, I completely missed my flight from Montreal to London, and all that AirCanada would tell me and the other 3 girls who were on that flight was that we had been placed on a later flight...but there was no help as to whether or not we had to go through customs or what. The four of us

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I go to Italy on June 11. This will be my blog for the duration of my stay. Look for updates after June 12.~ciao~

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