Ciao, Tutti, e bevenuti alla mia....blog?

Yes, through various channels, I have been convinced to chronicle my sure-to-be wonderful experience in Firenze over the Interweb, as my brother would call it. So, here I am. I will try to keep up with some sort of regular attendance to this enterprise, but I cannot promise the vigorous attention that so many of our brethren in the human experience seem to apply to their own uncensored electronic creative writing "projects". After all, I will be in Italy.

I leave on Monday, August 31st. I will have a short layover in Switzerland, and will then arrive in Firenze, the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance. The very place that Michelangelo, Dante Alghieri, Leonardo Da Vinci, and Giovanni Boccaccio called home. A place known for its breathtaking artwork, stunning architecture, and, of course, its food.

So as I somehow attempt to prepare myself for this, I thank you for your consideration and your time, and hope to share some of my days and weeks and months in Italy with you.

Gio