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A Tale of Three Cities

I am writing this from my room at the Ascot Lodging Hotel, 2 kilometers from Milan’s Malpensa Airport. I arrived in Milan about 8:15 this morning–my flight had been delayed a bit leaving New York’s JFK–and killed a few hours at the airport until the hotel’s check-in time.

Italy 2019, In Flight

If you’re reading this today, there’s a good chance that I’m in an airplane. I thought this would be a good time to provide some background about this year’s Italian adventure.

Italy 2019, preflight check

I’ll be heading to Italy tomorrow for a couple of weeks. Friends and family claim that they enjoy reading my travel notes, so consider this the teaser for a series of posts.

About the Contrarian

I’ve enjoyed two marvelous careers: first as a teacher of English and theatre (and, occasionally, psychology); and second as executive director of the North Eastern Ohio Education Association (NEOEA).

But I’ve always had other interests: public policy, parliamentary procedure, union leadership, music, genealogy, and photography. Since retiring in 2017, I’ve focused on those interests.

As is perhaps obvious, I’m still figuring out what I want to be when I grow up.