Mid-terms are done!

Yes, mid-terms are now done and I am getting ready for a very hectic spring break.  My travel plans include returning to Florence and Venice then onto Verona, then Mantua and Padua...hmmm...this is beginning to sound like a song but I'm skipping Cremona and Parma.  Actually, after Venice I visit Padua, then Verona, then Mantua, then Ferrara and Ravenna, then finally Bologna (I do plan on eating bologna in Bologna) before heading back to Rome.  Ten days of trains and hotels and Medieval churches, castles, courtyards, and at least one balcony.  I am hoping I will be able to post my journey as I take the journey otherwise you will all have to be patient for a few days when there will be a plethora of photographs.

In the meantime, here is my mid-term from the Photography class. 

Bicycles

The bicycle is a perfect machine.  It simultaneously provides transportation and exercise.  It is agile and easily maneuverable able to dodge around both cars and people.  A bicycle can be used to take you to the grocer’s and help you carry your things home.  A bicycle allows you to hang out with friends and can take you to the park for an afternoon’s adventure.  A bicycle can take you to lunch or shopping or that little wine bar around the corner and up the street to meet with a special friend.  But often bicycles get forgotten and are left to rust away or be taken apart piece by piece.

For me the bicycle is more than just a mode of transportation.  It provides me with solitude in the center of a city.  It allows me to meditate as I crank up the miles riding along the river.  My bicycle takes me places I wouldn’t or couldn’t go without it.  My bicycle is my friend and it always make me sad to see lost and lonely bicycles chained up and unused.  And it brings a smile to my heart to see two bicycles together, freshly parked, their owners nearby wandering.

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