When does the death of a people stop being emotional and start being scientific? In my Pompeii class, taught by a very high strung archeologist.
I wonder how this class will be taught because I am interested in finding out more about how life was back then, but also a bit scared about her comparison of Pompeii to Florence, in the way that it was an average Italian town like this .

On a different note, today I went art supply shopping which robed my soul and money. E 140 for two classes ! dio mio : (
but I loved walking around and was horribly productive even with this cold. I ran into a bunch of gypsies and salesmen that I had overlooked when I first came here but the rain brought them out by the dozen.

I also found the Synagogue, which is beautiful dome like with blue decorations. It was closed but I walked into a local Kosher Veggie restaurant and talked to a very nice older man who told me when services were and told me that if I came on wed they have dinner for jewish students which i really want to go to.

in any case the weather and my cold have deterred my good mood for now. I shouldn't complain because after all what other city has a chocolate festival right outside my door, and gives me free roses for being "bella"
but in the end I am just going to curl up on this rainy friday read for a bit and get ready for VENICE CARNIVALE! TOMORROW : )

ciao,
Michali