It is 6 p.m in Rome. The entire city has been in COVID-19 lock-down for a month. It only seems longer.
After all this time, everyone would much prefer to be outside. The weather today was beautiful. Blue skies and wispy clouds beckoned. Nobody within sight of my apartment window succumbed to the siren’s call though. Music is playing on jerry-rigged loudspeakers so our entire piazza can hear. By now it is a nightly ritual that the whole neighborhood appreciates. It is a recognition that even though we may all be isolated: we are never actually alone. This gives me hope. Read More…
