Sorry for the lack of posts lately! Harvest’ll do that to you. In a week though I’ll be done at Staglin! After the fires everything flew by faster than I could have imagined. We’re just now getting back to 8 hour days which is both wonderful and heartbreaking since it means it’s all coming to…
Tag: italy
Why Winemaking Matters
The only reason I’m writing this (because really, who needs another reason to love wine) is because of this scene from Sideways: a movie ridiculed for its average acting and snail-pace story line. While the movie may have been rough, this passage Virginia Madsen delivers really spoke to me. But I didn’t want to just steal her…
Aloha from Istanbul
Currently sitting somewhere in Istanbul, praying like no other my luggage makes it to Rome. I have no wifi or Turkish currency, and only told the credit card companies I was going to Italy so it’s a good thing I stocked up on snacks in San Francisco. And by snacks, I mean a 1.5 pound…
An Ode to Summer
The past three months of my life have been completely surreal, yet at the same time classically me. And although words usually come easy, for some reason this summer is different. So I’m going to try something new. I’m going to show you what my summer’s been like. cause it’s been busy but relaxing exciting…
May 26th, 2012
I can hardly believe my life is my life right now. As I type I’m sitting on a fast train to Florence going through the Italian countryside. Honestly, how can this be real? How is it even possible? Of course I know the simple answer. Senior year I applied to Northeastern, decided to go, and…
Some of the highlights from my first two weeks in Italy…
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DEYOUNG VINE 