Travel – Page 6 – Oh, Contrarian!

Exploring Genoa

We’ve already established that the first half of this trip is about some Lavezzi family history. Tomorrow we’ll head for the little town of Bettola, which is where my great-grandfather Giovanni emigrated from in 1870.

We Play the Palace

Have you ever wanted to stay in a palace? Well, that’s what we’re doing tonight. Back to that a bit later, after I provide an update on today’s adventures.

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.

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.