My first ACLE camp of the year was two weeks in Cremona. I’d never heard of it, but when I researched it, what came up is that it’s about an hour and a half southeast of Milan and that it’s most famous for violin making. In fact, it was Stradivari(us)’s hometown. While there, I learned artisans and some tourists still flock there to see violin production in action, and others move there from around the world to learn the trade. I, however, didn’t do a lot of sightseeing in town. It was just really really really hot. Working at a camp 8 hours a day without air-conditioning and then walking half an hour to and from camp in the heat took its toll on me. Don’t underestimate Italian summers and expect that you’re going to be
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