chagall

saturday was a well spent - grocery shopping, cleaning and then the marc chagall exhibit with two friends.

i was very impressed with his work - the colors and the slightly childlike way he paints. For those of you in a couple, his work speaks about the power of love.

http://yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au/~mplog/Art/marc%20chagall%20woman_and_the_roses%201929.jpg

click above to see one of his pieces.

spring is coming to rome - the first picture is close to my home and is the ancient wall that surrounds the city. The second is of a fountain at city hall that is one of my favorites.

Must run.
d

Well, another week in Rome. Yesterday, I went to watch the Roman marathon as a colleague was running. Unfortunately, I didn't see him, but I did see a whole lot of people running. Young, old, disabled, blind. It was amazing. My hands are sore today from clapping!

In the afternoon, I met up with a friend at yoga, then out for a fresh squeezed spremuta (orange juice). The oranges now are the red ones from Sicilia. Lovely. She drove me home on her motorino and I LOVED it! I've decided if I come back for May/June, I will buy a motorino instead of a car. I'll take the metro/bus to work, then toodle around Rome on a bike!

an Inconvenient Truth

Hello everyone! Sorry it's been so long since my last blog, I seem to have gotten lost in work and yoga!

I'm attaching a picture of a friends terrace taken last Sunday - she lives near the Trevi Fountain and has this lovely rooftop apartment with the most amazing view of the center.

The weather here has been very warm - last Sunday was a summer day. Tourists walking around in shorts and sleeveless t-shirts (I was wearing a jacket in true Roman fashion!). It makes the movie I saw last night - An Inconvenient Truth - even more relevant. Please, if you haven't seen this documentary on the environment, go out and rent if from Blockbuster. It gives facts on what we're doing to our environment - indisputable facts that we can't deny. Worth seeing.

My original contract has been extended for one month. I fly back to Regina on April 13th. I then return here at the end of April to work for two months pro bono. I've decided to work half days for two months so I can spend the other half practicing at the yoga shala here and painting. I've never not worked full time in Rome, so I'm very excited to have this opportunity. It will be expensive for me, but studying at the shala here is important as they are quite famous internationally.

I shall sign off, hope you're all doing well.
diane