9 day and counting until I leave for my trip.
While gone, I play on keeping a travel log of my journey and my thoughts. This seems like a really good place to keep.
As part of getting ready, I've been reviewing my social networking presence. The number of "groups" that I am part of is really very large - much larger than I thought.
Since I don't want to be bombarded with wading through groups messages while I'll be away with spotty internet connection, I'm going to be (at least temporarily) removing myself from groups on FB and other networking sites. If you admin one of the groups that I drop out of, please don't take it personally!
Yesterday, I had to go to 3 banks just to get my "travelling cash" in Euros. I never though that getting foreign currency would be so difficult. Also, my custom luggage tags arrived. They're VERY visible and colorful so I'll be able to tell which bag is mine at a glance. :-)
This morning I spend about an hour researching descriptions that I plan on integrating into the book draft. It's amazing the more you understand about a culture, the more you understand the connotations (and root meaning) of a word and recognize how it's changed over time - especially when the word has crossed cultural boundaries over time. I was specifically looking into "Stregoneria, Magia, Sortilegio, Stregheria, Benedicaria, La Vecchia Religione, praticos (wise people), guaritori (healers), fattucchiere (fixers), donne che aiutano (women who help) and mago, maga or maghiardzha (sorcerers)".
That's all for today!
Benedizioni,
---Vincenzo
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