Thursday, September 6, 2007

Summer's end

view from the aventine hill

st.peter's at sunset

emily, sebastian, and thomas above piazza del popolo



our neighbor leo and the LIFEGUARD anselmo!

luca and andrea at lunch... coke and corn on the cob... is this italy?

just all the kids in the middle of the sea

punta rossa steps

meeting up with some nd friends in rome







elisabetta at punta rossa... she's had 3 children.







eli and andrea listening while luca tells one hell of a fish story





matteo helping tonia with the fresh octopus








we didn't realize the beach gate was locked after midnight...





thomas and andrea at "camp circeo"







our street in san felice circeo





terracina ruins at night





luca and andrea heading to the pool






filling up our own bottle to take home







sebastian, thomas, and i had a great time wine tasting





sebastian and matteo compare muscles





ludo listening to the guys tell stories





lola enjoying some watermelon




elisabetta's aunt and uncle





english books for lessons -- even in the summer!





eli reading on a rainy day







he's quite the climber





saint mary's grads at punta rossa





poesia, near lecce. we jumped in!










eli with her zia and zio





everyone wants a piece first










harbor in lecce






getting ready to jump


emily, daph, and gigi at the poesia beach near lecce







future armani model



andrea playing in the beach chair












our residence's beach



elisabetta, andrea, and a friend on the beach




Saturday, July 28, 2007

2 months already...

ludovica just beat me in checkers.

circeo rooftop


oh just a little bored one afternoon

tonia. wonderwoman.


ludo waiting for the pool to open


andrea took this one of his dad cleaning the closet


everyone drinks coffee during english lessons

matteo and andrea trying to sell /trade toys with neighbors in the residence.
they're already businessmen!

matteo reminding everyone to not touch the merchandise


luca's 50th


gelato, cannoli, chocolate...

and then ludovica poured everyone a glass of beer for the birthday toast!


boys getting ready for lessons

tif washing dishes in roma



near piazza farnese, roma


em and tif -- saint mary's humanistic studies grads


hotel punta rossa in circeo


things could be worse.