History repeats itself

I've been following the political events in my own country, Italy, with mixed feelings of worry, disbelief and sadness.

In the last political election, one sign was clear to me. The left party disappeared and left the right wing with incommensurable power.

It seems to me that the concept of checks and balances totally disappeared, leaving the path open to extremists and political fanatics.

I don't know about my Italian folks but I'm kind of seeing a deja vu here. And my deja vu was even confirmed by this photo I saw today in the Italian newspaper La Repubblica. Romans were celebrating the victory of the new mayor of Rome, Alemanno, waving their hands with a fascist greeting. I don't know about you but images like this one make me think that Italians have forgotten about their past. And they really make me angry.


I think when I get into grad school, I will seriously think about doing a short documentary in Italy. It's definitely a good time to document a few things.

People on camera

I took this photo this weekend. I'm kind of proud of this picture....maybe because I never shoot photos of people. I find it a little intimidating and more difficult. But I really like this one and if Matt likes it, I like it even more :)

Acupuncture

Today I did acupuncture. For the first time. I was nervous at the beginning because I had no idea what was going to happen. Well, now I should say I wish I could afford acupuncture more often!

My symptoms have somewhat ceased and I have a feeling of general relaxation. Is it just on my mind? I would say maybe partly but not completely. It definitely took my stress out for the day.

I'll do another, last (sigh!) session on Monday. I liked it!