On the Road Again

Life since December has been a whirlwind.  Not only did I take the exciting trip to Sardinia that I wrote about a few weeks ago, but since then I’ve been busy finishing final papers and exams (due to Princeton’s unusual schedule of having fall semester finals after winter break).  Somehow in the midst of all that I managed to squeeze in a trip to Ann Arbor, Michigan to see Josh for a few days last week, which was relaxing and wonderful.  I’d been to Ann Arbor for a few rushed days before, but this was the first time I really got to walk around downtown, see the UMich campus and get a feel for the city.  I loved the downtown area, which reminded me in some ways of Charlottesville, but almost seemed to have more exciting little shops and restaurants to explore.

State Theater in downtown Ann Arbor

However, in my recent tradition of not staying anywhere longer than a week, I’ll be leaving Princeton almost as soon as I’ve just returned to it.  After my last exam on Thursday morning, I’ll be headed to Newark airport to…guess where…Italy, once again!  This time I’m traveling with my Italian seminar (the full title of the class is Italy: The Land of Slow Food) which has been studying the literature, culture, and history of gastronomy in Italy for the past semester.  As the conclusion of the class, we’re taking a trip to Italy–to Milan, Bologna, and Naples, as well as some of their surrounding areas.  I’ll be traveling with my 12 classmates and my professor, and we’ll spend the week learning more about contemporary and traditional Italian cuisine and the Slow Food Movement, while certainly doing a LOT of tasting along the way.  Look for some delicious posts, starting this Friday, when we land in Milan, and continuing throughout the next week.