As a native-born Seattleite who's been living in Germany since 1988 and in Munich since 2000, I plan on occasionally commenting on German and American culture and politics, from the perspective of one with a foot in each country.
This was an amazing vacation. For us terra incognita, in our many Italian vacations we'd never gone farther south than Tuscany. How can I tell about this in a way that's not boring for the majority? I kept daily notes while there, I think I'll use them as a basis and tell the story day by day, making a new post for each day. This may also spawn some extra posts, for example about driving in southern Italy. Background For those not familiar with Italian geography, Puglia is the region in the extreme southeast of the country, the heel of the boot. The terrain is mostly flat, save for the last southern extension of the Appenines running down the middle of the region, the Murgia. It's bordered on the east by the Adriatic Sea; Albania is only about 60 miles away. It's a dry region, but not a desert. Along the coast vegetables are produced, and (as in much of Italy) olive trees and grapes seem to be growing everywhere. It's not a famous wine-growing region, but there...
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I was speaking with Shawn Hicks and he mentioned that you'd attended Whitman in the late '70s?
I was there for one year, '76/'77.
Did our paths cross?
I was studying with Jose' Rambaldi (Theory and History) and Kay Gainocopulos (Sax and Jazz Band)....
Chuck Thomas
chuckt@tmaf.com
I was a freshman in September 1976 (graduated in 1980). So our paths may have crossed. I had piano with José, and was in the concert band with Gus Gainacopulos.
John
jlweb@gmx.net