Just a quick one, then I have to go hang my laundry out to dry (on my balcony! how very Italian of me huh?). Today there was a public transportation strike, which means that from the hours of 8:45 to 3 and from 6 to midnight there were no buses, trams, trains or metro. They give you about a couple days notice and it can totally ruin your travel plans... i.e. the fact that I had to walk to class today. From the other side of the city. At least it was a beautiful day (as it has been for the past week and a half), but an hour walk is not exactly how I like to start my mornings. So yeah, they strike about once a month, for random hours. It doesn't seem very productive,
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