After a hectic week, we headed south to Lago Albano for a quick weekend trip. We just missed the pope, apparently — he keeps a lakeside papal condo there. We enjoyed the cool, quiet, lovely little town and found good value at our clean, friendly B&B. Wished we coulda stayed a couple days there instead just one night. Went on a Sunday morning hike before the rainstorms came rumbling in. That's when we sought shelter at a cool pub serving birre artigianali. Chatted up the owner (from Philly) about sports and beer, two of our favorite subjects. Later we drank caffe with milk from the pope's own farm: holy cows! All in all, a quick, relaxing trip.
This week, the craziness picked up again: a public transportation workers' strike threw a wrench into my travel plans on Tuesday.
Things are going well with the tennis team. We had a home match last Saturday, and notched 3 victories (including our No. 2 girls singles, who saved match points to win in a 9-7 tiebreaker!) Now I'm trying (and struggling) to explain the intricacies of topspin groundstrokes to our less experienced players. It reminds me of teaching a flick in ultimate: it's hard to describe or demonstrate; the kids just have to experiment with different grips and arm angles till something clicks. Here's hoping. We've got a few more matches before the Euro Championships in Wiesbaden, Germany at the end of the month. And Caitlin has volunteered to travel with the team as a chaperone-slash-girls-coach! (Assuming she can take a few days off from Second Grade). Very exciting! Go Faclons!
Mail update: We have received our first package! It was ... an economics textbook. But, let it be known that the Vades in Rome are currently seeking postcards addressed to:
Vicolo del Bologna, 37
00153 Roma Italy
This week, the craziness picked up again: a public transportation workers' strike threw a wrench into my travel plans on Tuesday.
Things are going well with the tennis team. We had a home match last Saturday, and notched 3 victories (including our No. 2 girls singles, who saved match points to win in a 9-7 tiebreaker!) Now I'm trying (and struggling) to explain the intricacies of topspin groundstrokes to our less experienced players. It reminds me of teaching a flick in ultimate: it's hard to describe or demonstrate; the kids just have to experiment with different grips and arm angles till something clicks. Here's hoping. We've got a few more matches before the Euro Championships in Wiesbaden, Germany at the end of the month. And Caitlin has volunteered to travel with the team as a chaperone-slash-girls-coach! (Assuming she can take a few days off from Second Grade). Very exciting! Go Faclons!
Mail update: We have received our first package! It was ... an economics textbook. But, let it be known that the Vades in Rome are currently seeking postcards addressed to:
Vicolo del Bologna, 37
00153 Roma Italy
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