by Bernadette Nason | May 15, 2012 | Uncategorized
This is actually the last day I wrote up my log even though we didn’t fly home from Italy until Thursday 11/11 — the cruise was 17 days long. “The following day” I cite here was Sunday 7/11 and it seems we went to Itea in Delphi. I admit with shame that I’ve no...
by Bernadette Nason | May 12, 2012 | Uncategorized
This was an important day; my log entry doesn’t come close. The Parthenon had a profound effect on me. My mum, an amateur historian, always said that some folk had “a sense of history” and by this she meant, could “feel” the past when standing at a ancient site. I...
by Bernadette Nason | May 11, 2012 | Uncategorized
Santorini remains one of my favorite places in the world. When you see pictures of it, believe what you see — it’s as magical in real life. The buildings are that white, the sea that blue, the air that clear. For once, my teenage disdain is in abeyance and I write...
by Bernadette Nason | May 10, 2012 | Uncategorized
Yes, I’m publishing this on the 10th, a day late; I’m busy and exceptionally tired in real life too! My mum always said to go through everything I write and remove all “verys” and I see what she means: there are 7 “verys” in this entry. Two important facts: (a) I...
by Bernadette Nason | May 8, 2012 | Uncategorized
Not much to note except that I mention a boy by name: Chris Tucker. Who?! The African-American actor wasn’t even born until the following year. I didn’t know any boys when I joined the ship. We barely mixed outside our school circle during the day so I must’ve met...
