July 2003

Getting Connected – Frustrations with Internet Service in Italy

July 31, 2003

Two months back, I wrote about the pleasant surprise of finding Telecom Italia easier to deal with than they’d ever been before. Well, “easier” is a relative term. The phone line did get turned on immediately and all the plugs are working. The first bill also arrived immediately, and was twice what it should have [...]

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Changing Bars

July 31, 2003

We always bought coffee on a “subscription,” a punch-card system, where you pay in advance for ten coffees and get a slight discount. During our last week in Milan, I finished my last card and began paying for each coffee individually. Around the third coffee, Italo said to me: “You can still get a new [...]

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Summer Lovin’ – An Italian Tradition of Infidelity

July 31, 2003

Summer in Italy is traditionally a time of marital infidelity. Not that Italians are terribly faithful to begin with; depending whose statistics you believe, many or most have betrayed their husbands or wives, and some do it regularly, at any time of year. (For the record: NOT speaking from experience here.) But, when everyone’s away [...]

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Wind-Up Soul: Reminiscences About Growing Up at Woodstock

July 30, 2003

Hackneys and others reminisce about children’s games and scorpions. Filmed at the Woodstock Old Students’ Association (North America) 2003 reunion

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Paul Hackney: Learning About India

July 28, 2003

t> filmed at the Woodstock Old Students’ Association (North America) 2003 reunion Paul reminisces about what he learned about Indian culture from Indian friends and neighbors. More Woodstock Videos Tenzing’s Monkey Tales Mussoorie Monsoon Melody Tibetan Prayer Wheels at Happy Valley Cicadas Jana Gana Mana

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