day 1 of bloglife

welcome to mi chiamo chiara, chiara and everyone else. that's "me key-AH-mo key-ARE-ah" for interested parties. i am traveling to rome, italy in 2 weeks to renovate my interior. am considering starting with the exteriors because i've heard from vygotsky and montessori, waldorf and others that change works from the outside in. so that means back to my short shag cut and a purple streak that i've wanted since graduate school.

in italia i plan to - make few plans. my dear friends G and R the roman have already given me some sweet tips for day trips - lido d'ostia! - and local pubs like senza fondo (bottomless) and 420, yes that's right and they're known for bringing in amazing food from all over italia.

those of you who are aware that i use my cell phone for placing and receiving phone calls and don't know how to work i-tunes may be confused by this new approach. thanks to a friend i didn't have to search around for an appropriate blog site...plus what could be better than spending a month in italy other than documenting it carefully for self and loved ones?

it sounds so glamorous but really, at this moment i'm nursing a summer cold in bed with Francis and listening to Pandora which i've updated with the Be Good Tanyas, a wonderful Canadian (sorry for the redundancy) group my bass friend I suggested. oh and still in pj's, so am definitely hoping for more glamour once arrived in roma.

yesterday i listened to Disc 1 of Italian with Michel Thomas and can say "for me, it is not possible now because i'm very busy" and "what are you drinking?" which are also things you need to say to go on, or avoid, a date. "per me, non e' possibile ora perche' sono molto occupata" e "che cosa beve?" Michel Thomas is the cutest learned man who reminds me frequently than unlike in English, there is no "is-ing and are-ing and were-ing" in italiano.

i can't wait; non posso aspettare. ogni momento che passa è un'altra occasione per trasformare la vostra vita intorno.