Saturday morning I got up bright and early – way too early, considering that I had barely slept Friday night (jet lag – I had just returned from Colorado Thursday). Succumbing to travel paranoia, I took a taxi down the hill rather than wait for the first bus at 7 am, and got to Lecco… Continue reading FemCamp Bologna 2007
Tag: working in Italy
Long-Distance Working – A Tale of Two Companies
Old Days, Old Ways: Adaptec When I began working for Adaptec in 1995 (as a result of their acquisition of Incat Systems, the company which created Easy CD), I was already a remote worker. Fabrizio Caffarelli, who had founded Incat in Milan, had moved himself and the engineering staff to California in late 1993 with… Continue reading Long-Distance Working – A Tale of Two Companies
Light at the End of the Tunnel
They say it’s always darkest before the dawn. I’ve just been through a dark period, but… here comes the sun! (In more ways than one, as will shortly become clear.) I’ve been stressed and depressed since well before Christmas. Money (lack of) was becoming a problem. TVBLOB is a privately-financed start-up, and my salary there… Continue reading Light at the End of the Tunnel
barCamp Roma: January, 2007
The full gallery of photos from my attendance at barCamp in Rome. You might also like: No related posts.
Pursuing a Dream of Italy
(The earlier part of this story is here.) Actually, we didn’t spend the weekend together as a family. Ross stayed in Lecco because she had parties to attend. Enrico and I left Friday morning for Tuscany, to join a large gathering of people from the Expats in Italy online forum, a few of whom we… Continue reading Pursuing a Dream of Italy