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Day 2: May 19

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 Today was a nice day. Walked about 15 minutes to the church and we saw tons of poppies and puppies. The church is tiny and has very old seating. They are completely wooden, have no backs, and almoat no one knelt. I love that there was no bell during the consecration and it was a new experience to dip the host in white wine—which was better than the white wine my church uses! We met everyone at the train station, and I like how easy it is to buy a ticket (and get a return ticket) and validate it. The train ride was so smooth and we saw some cool art at the Modena station. We had 2 free hours in Modena, but all the grad students stuck with Drs. Gess and Miller. The closeness of everything made me think of NY or parts of Baltimore except with more color and nicer smells. We saw umbrellas hanging at times and and I stepped into St. Rita's Chureh. We also passed by a pig truck! Dr. Gess gave me permission to break the rules and go into a bookstore, after which I met them at al Grattori
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Day 1: May 17-18, 2024

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Buon fortuna! Or something like that. After a repack at 11:30 am (when I left the house not 2 hours later), I'm glad I checked my bag. It meant more leg room than I thought there would be and I have room to bring things home if I do anything. The flight in was easy. We left a bit early, landed a bit early; and, while I'm no expert on flying, I do know the landing was VERY smooth. We braked fast too.  I was next to/around a family with three boyos, the two parents, and grandma. The boys were so adorable. Even the crying babies on the flight weren't too bad. But I was helping the adults with the boy next to me since I was in the aisle, and mom gave me some chocolate for being patient and helpful.  I only got maybe an hour total of fitful sleep on the flight, but when we were served breakfast at 11:30 pm Eastern/5:30 am Italian time it felt like 5:30. As we started to fly over Italy, we were told the Alps were right outside. Sure enough, not only did we fly over them, we flew
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