Holy Mother Of God I always forget the humidity!  My first day back was my first day at work, lugging books and shelving to my new room and sweating bullets.  Gone are my ocean breezes and mudflat smells.  Here I have pig shit and wood smoke and 90% humidity.  I awoke to a train whistle and the neighbors arguing instead of seagulls.  Ah, well.  I won't be shoveling snow in April. AND, I have my month off from mid September to mid October in Maine.  Yippee!  There is another good thing.  I have spent 36 hours without the mention of Trump.  This weekend will be unpacking and such and school officially starts on Monday.  There are a couple new teachers this year and they're Americans married to or "with" Italians so more folks to commiserate with.....  Will write more late.  Dinner and bed!  xxoo me