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_Adopted Territory: Transnational Korean Adoptees and the Politics of Belonging_ by Eleana J Kim I found this title off of another adoptee’s blog who had written about it and said that it was the best intellectual presentation of the situation for the first few decades of adoptees who have now grown up and are raising their voices about their feelings and experiences of being Korean, but not Korean. My response to the book…
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March 31 – April 1, 2011: Milan, Italy
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Italy: Day 7 – Milan
Well, our last stop of our Italy trip ended in Milan. We took an early train on a foggy Venice morning to be sure we had enough time to see what needed seeing in Milan. Most people have said it’s not worth a long stop, despite it’s popularity for high-end shopping. However, Milan seemed to be the most advanced and cosmopolitan of all the cities we visited. The main attraction is the cathedral…
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March 29 – 31, 2011: Venice, Italy
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Italy: Day 6 – Venice & Murano
We arrived late in Venice, but managed to work out buying a 36 hour transportation card allowing us to use the boats and buses freely during our visit. Our hotel was the Rio Alto, which was conveniently located near the famous Rioalto bridge. Once we checked in, which was a bit of a strange process, we settled in for the night and planned the next day’s events since we only really had one…
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March 27 – 29, 2011: Florence and Tuscany, Italy
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Italy: Day 5 – Florence
Despite not buying tickets to the museums prior to arrival, we were able to get tickets through our hotel. When we checked out of Residenza Betta, Elizabetta, the owner was very warm and friendly to serve us a cappuccino before we headed out. After a quick breakfast, we headed to the train station to get our tickets for Venice later in the day and drop off our luggage so that we could explore…
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Italy: Day 4 – Tour of Tuscany
As I mentioned before, Mondays are generally the day major museums are closed. We had heard that it’s a good idea to also explore outside of Florence if we could. Since we could, we booked The Best of Tuscany Tour with WalkAbout through our hotel. Unfortunately, out of the entire week, this was the ONLY day that it rained. When I say rain, I mean poured! Luckily, I had prepared with my rain…
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Italy: Day 3 – Florence
We planned a late morning train and left our Roman accommodations with plenty of time to reach the main train station – Termini, supposedly just 15 minutes away. We were told that the tram would take us there and so we hopped on board feeling good about our timing. The worst and perhaps best part of Rome is the complete lack of signage on public transportation as to their route or any information…
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March 25 – 27, 2011: Rome & Vatican City, Italy
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