Day 14:
I gave my first lesson via Skype and did my first yoga class via Zoom. GP is working via Skype as a pro bono advisor to the neighbor's kids who have problems with their technology. I hate to think what would happen if the internet went down.
Virus deaths in Italy have decreased for the 2nd day running. They are still outrageous (601 in the last 24 hours) but slowly seem to be improving. I am praying that the peak has peaked and we are on the downward slope.
People are beginning to go nuts. A farmer was killed with a metal bar by a Pakistani agricultural worker he accused of trying to leave a "Red Zone".
We will persevere!
xxoo me
View from Convento de Cristo once a Templar stronghold
Monday, March 23, 2020
Sunday, March 22, 2020
Day 13:
The most exciting part of my day was taking the trash out TWICE! Have to find a new project. This is gonna go on for a while. Tomorrow I will start tutoring one of my students via Zoom and doing yoga with my class via Zoom. Yay Zoom!
The good news is that after a few dreadful days here with huge numbers of deaths, today the numbers were down by 100. HOPEFULLY the peak of the virus has been reached here and worst is over. Of course we won't know that for a week or more.
GP spent the afternoon and evening with MIL. The poor woman only has contact with him as we are trying to limit any possible exposure.
Today was overcast and chilly. With the streets so empty and quiet, it seemed like an after shot of Chernobyl. Whatta mess.
Be well everyone. xxoo me
The most exciting part of my day was taking the trash out TWICE! Have to find a new project. This is gonna go on for a while. Tomorrow I will start tutoring one of my students via Zoom and doing yoga with my class via Zoom. Yay Zoom!
The good news is that after a few dreadful days here with huge numbers of deaths, today the numbers were down by 100. HOPEFULLY the peak of the virus has been reached here and worst is over. Of course we won't know that for a week or more.
GP spent the afternoon and evening with MIL. The poor woman only has contact with him as we are trying to limit any possible exposure.
Today was overcast and chilly. With the streets so empty and quiet, it seemed like an after shot of Chernobyl. Whatta mess.
Be well everyone. xxoo me
Saturday, March 21, 2020
Day 12:
GP's Level A has come to pass. These are the levels that will bring home the reality of the situation to MIL.
A. Someone she knows of dies. ie: somehow connected to someone from her town.
B. Someone from her town dies. (getting closer)
C. Someone she is related to or knows well dies. (mind you related to in the Latin sense like cousins of in-laws grandparents.)
So the mother of the baker who has his bakery below her back balcony died. She lived in Bergamo, the hardest hit area. Level A. It's like The Six Degrees of Separation from Kevin Bacon.
Of course with all this shut in at home, what are the Italians doing? COOKING! As though it's not enough that I'm getting no exercise, (my 45 minutes of yoga??), we are also being inundated with the aromas coming from the various apartments around us and they ARE KILLING ME! I am STARVING! Then to top it all off an upstairs neighbor, who is Venezuelan and studying to be a pastry chef, has started to make desserts and leave them by our doors!!! She sends out a message on the condo's whatsapp site and says what she's making and are we interested. Uuuuuh. YA! I will spend these weeks watching my hips expand...
Stay well! xxoo me
GP's Level A has come to pass. These are the levels that will bring home the reality of the situation to MIL.
A. Someone she knows of dies. ie: somehow connected to someone from her town.
B. Someone from her town dies. (getting closer)
C. Someone she is related to or knows well dies. (mind you related to in the Latin sense like cousins of in-laws grandparents.)
So the mother of the baker who has his bakery below her back balcony died. She lived in Bergamo, the hardest hit area. Level A. It's like The Six Degrees of Separation from Kevin Bacon.
Of course with all this shut in at home, what are the Italians doing? COOKING! As though it's not enough that I'm getting no exercise, (my 45 minutes of yoga??), we are also being inundated with the aromas coming from the various apartments around us and they ARE KILLING ME! I am STARVING! Then to top it all off an upstairs neighbor, who is Venezuelan and studying to be a pastry chef, has started to make desserts and leave them by our doors!!! She sends out a message on the condo's whatsapp site and says what she's making and are we interested. Uuuuuh. YA! I will spend these weeks watching my hips expand...
Stay well! xxoo me
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