It’s the week of and our bags are starting to fill up, the to-do lists are getting some check marks, and the amateur Italian is being unleashed more and more frequently. Just yesterday I spent a good portion of my day learning how to introduce the people I’ll be traveling with in Italian. So what would be more suitable than to introduce them in Italian here as we continue to prepare for our journey.

Mi chiamo Thomas! I’m a pretty regular blogger. I run my own blog at tjbro.com which focus mostly on mobile technology and education. As I was finishing up my degree I chose to focus my final ‘thesis’ on uprooting the problems that technology faces as we struggle to realize the potential it presents to enhance both the teaching and learning processes. I’ve never actually been anywhere… outside of Canada at least. So this is going to be one of those look out of the cave after staring at shadows my whole life moments.

La mia rigazza Jennifer. My girlfriend Jennifer. She’s been all over the place. Or that’s how it seems to someone who has never been anywhere at least. She just finished her undergraduate degree in religious and cultural studies so traveling with her will be kind of like having our own little tour guide along with us.

Mia madra Lynne. My mother Lynne. Probably the root of my interest in technology and education she is the IT supervisor for a local school board. We’ve spent many trips back and forth between home and Toronto (where I was going to school) talking about the struggles faced by technology entering classrooms. She’ll be celebrating Mother’s day in Italy this year. Should be exciting!

Mariti di mia madra, Mark. Husband of my mother, Mark. Super cool step dad guy that rocks the drums. Manages a local major department store. I think he likes movies, wine, and long walks on the beach. Not sure though you’d have to ask him.

Mia frotello Trevor. My brother Trevor. Ex-Olympic lifting champion who has moved on to build himself a wannabe farmers life. Trevor went to post-secondary to take up firefighting and did so as a volunteer fire fighter for awhile. He has since moved on to become a guard at the local jail.

La rigazza di mia frotello Jenny. My brothers girlfriend Jenny. Jenny and I are pretty much in the same boat for this trip. She’s lived on the outskirts of the outskirts of a small town in Northern Ontario for her whole life so the whole shadows on the wall thing is a little worse for her methinks (And yes I just said ‘methinks’). She farms cats… ’nuff said.

So now you know everybody, sort of, everything that matters at least. We’ll be missing Iron Man 2′s opening night and the image of Tony Stark saying Arrivaderchi and blasting off into the sky just doesn’t seem as appealing to me so I’ll probably wait until I get back to Canada to see it. I’m sure the Star Wars bible also known as the Dark Lord Trilogy that I bought for the trip will keep me more than entertained. The Jedi just found out about Sidious — lol!

Okay this is too long. (Aside: That’s what she said.)

Our bags.... duh.

Our bags.... duh.

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