Amici mio —
Today was the last day of class. Students woke to yet another gray sky, this after a beautiful weekend. So far it’s rained every day we have been here save for one, Saturday. Of course it’s been a bit of a disappointment after all the years we’ve had all that sun. But the students haven’t complained much, except for the suntans some of them expected they’d get. Sometimes, I tell them, pasta is enough.
Photo 1 shows the last walk down the hill for class, La Rocca in the distance. Photo 2 is yet one more panorama (I love these things!) of where we set up shop this last day, La Portella, the café at the very top of the hill. We had espressi e cornetti before class, and though it looks like a bluescreen backdrop, this really is the view from here (and don’t worry: they got to writing promptly, and spent the rest of class hard at work).
Photo 3 shows the happy gang one more time in front of the Duomo. Can’t quite tell if the smiles are for being here in Spoleto for a month or for the fact they’re headed home in a couple of days. No matter: they are smiling.
Ciao —
Bret