Like most Americans I did not learn to speak a foreign language until I was a teenager. My first attempt, German, was a disaster.  I was in Jr. High, the worst possible age for learning a language (or anything else for that matter) and Herr Baker and I did not get along.  I managed to … Continue reading Italiano…Mangling the Language

About two weeks ago this letter arrived in the mail.  If you read Italian,  you can confirm what I am about to tell you, if not, take note. Socialized medicine is a topic that is terrifying to many Americans and one of the things I always make a point of talking to my tour members … Continue reading Preventative Medicine…a Mammogram