Buongiorno —

Each Wednesday we’re here, a different group of students will be reading from their work to their peers. Last night was the inaugural event, hosted by The Boys because their front room is the largest of all the six apartments here, and because it was raining outside — we’ve had a lot of rain this year, more than any thus far. Melinda McCollum, Professor Tony Varallo’s wife (and herself an instructor in the Department of English) provided the food, including baked ricotta and salami, crostini and breadsticks.

Trey reading

Featured this evening were Trey (shown here in the hot seat, a panorama of the entire room), TJ, Corinne and Shika, each reading from work they had written for their classes here. A fine evening of literature and hospitality.

On to Florence today — and it’s still raining outside —

Ciao —

Bret