Happy Easter...again

So, a funny thing happened yesterday. I was blessed by the Pope...along with about 60,000 other people standing in the square. We were lucky when we went to the plaza di san pietro because we were given access through security and as we got to a good viewing point, the music started. I guess i am lucky here in Italy. I am about the same height as the average italian man and i had no problem seeing the pope, other than the distance. We did not stay long...since none of us are catholic, but there was beautiful music, and one reading, that was actually in English. The rest of the day we walked around getting information together for our regional transect studies and we all did the same today, but solo. I was lucky in that I overheard a man talking to his wife about Campodoglio and I asked them where they were from. They responded 'Long beach'. Apparently the man went to Cal Poly's architecture program 30 years ago and is familiar with atleast 2 od my profs, including Gary Dwyer. He had spent a year abroad in Florence and wanted to take his wife here to show him wheer he studyied so long ago. We have class again tommorrow and hopefully will be going to Villa Lante. So keep your fingers crossed that I get to give my presentation on it. Ciao