Writings

22 Dec

Posted at 17:50h in Writings by

I leave in 2 days for Morocco. It is hard to believe that almost 3 months have passed and that my time in Italy is done. My life feels a bit like a plate of spaghetti right now. A delicious sauce which I am enjoying...

09 Dec

Posted at 14:44h in Writings by

Canto V tells of how the entrance to hell is guarded by a gruesome beast. Souls appear before the beast and tell him their story. Based on the story of their life, the beast violently wraps his tail around his body dictating the level of...

04 Dec

Posted at 19:18h in Writings by

It is December 1 and I am officially halfway through my 4 month trip abroad on my adventure to hopefully discover what is next for me and my life.  My sister and I are in Florence, Italy right now and will be heading to Morocco...

25 Nov

Posted at 13:45h in Writings by

Well doesn’t that say a lot. The Vestibule of Hell! In this Canto of Dante's Inferno, Virgil takes Dante to what is basically the “Vestibule of Hell.” In a really grand overview, it is the place for the melancholy souls of people who have been...

20 Nov

Posted at 20:46h in Writings by

In Canto II of Dante’s Inferno, as Dante and Virgil get ready to make their way to the Inferno of Hell, Dante questions whether he is worthy and ready to make the necessary journey. Virgil reveals that he has been sent by angelic spirits to...

15 Oct

Posted at 19:47h in Writings by

“Oh my God! What have I done? I am 56 years old. I quit my job and let go of my apartment. What am I doing?” Thoughts like these are frequent visitors in my head right now, which can then set off feelings of fear...

14 Oct

Posted at 15:11h in Writings by

Living in Florence, I am surrounded by such a tremendous amount of art and history. Florence is home to Michaelangelo’s David, Botticelli’s Venus and amazing medieval and renaissance architecture. Dante wrote The Divine Comedy here and poets like Petrarch and Boccaccio led the literary scene...

04 Oct

Posted at 19:26h in Writings by

Landing in Barcelona, I instantly liked the city. The airport was easy to maneuver and even with our high school Spanish, we managed to get to our apartment very easily. We stayed in an area of the city that has become very trendy. It was...