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Epic Sicilian seafood dinner at Lumie di Sicilia with great friends David Heilbroner, Kate Davis, their daughter Katrina, her boyfriend Andrew, Marcello and his 85-year-old mother. Talked films, including their award of a Peabody for Newburgh Sting, politics, raising teenagers, Italian food, Roman ways, 30 year friendships. Finished the night at our apartment in Testaccio with Amaro Sibilia around 2 am.
From Charlie’s SuperCamp newsletter. I don’t think that becoming “set in my ways” is a significant issue – at least not this year. When people say they don’t have a very good memory, they’re actually talking about recall. They have difficulty recalling events or information from the past. There are several factors that affect recall. Dan Mikels believes that many people lose their ability to remember as they grow older because they stop “landmarking.” Landmarks, say … more
The sounds of Testaccio Piazza. (Source: https://66.media.tumblr.com/)
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My very patient Italian tutor Eugenio Bona after a 1.5 hr Italian lesson. Unclear who is more exhausted. I think me.
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Good evening all, The Basketball B Team travelled to St. George’s Tuesday May 5 and won a close, back and forth game, 28-22. Led by Mustafa Pacaci (8 points), Lucas Shepherd (6 pts), and Charlie DeLapa (6 pts), the guys overcame hot, humid conditions to prevail. Big thank you to Mike DeLapa for making the journey and volunteering to referee the entire game! Final game of the season (B team) is planned for Saturday May … more
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Great games yesterday in Ostia (last train stop Chrisoforo Columbo) at the Sand Volleyball Academy with new friends Francesco d’Orlando, Fabrizio Bontà, and Massimiliano Dattoli. Followed by dinner with Lauren Spurrier and her friend Rab from Pakistan. Charlie labored away on an architectural model of Hadrian’s Villa for his Roman Topography class as well as on other homework. I think I had the better day.
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The one-raised brow at the creperie leading up to a long walk to Concerto del Primo Maggio (1 May’s Concert) or Concertone (Big concert), in Piazza San Giovanni.
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No school. Day trip to: The catacombs of St.Callixtus are among the greatest and most important of Rome. They originated about the middle of the second century and are part of a cemeterial complex. In it were buried tens of martyrs, 16 popes and very many Christians. They are named after the deacon Callixtus who, at the beginning of the third century, was appointed by pope Zephyrinus as the administrator of the cemetery and so … more
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Charlie’s “Passion Reaction” science project, which explores the perception of taste, using passionfruit, honey, lemon, and controls.
