2008 Woodie Awards
Ciao, from Italy
Jenna Rignanese
Issue date: 2/22/07 Section: Features
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A water taxi paddles along the river on a sunny morning taking my companions and I to our final destination, San Marco square.
I step off of the rocking riverboat and look out at the enormous crowd gathering in the piazza.
It is Carnivale in Venice; a time of celebration and fun that lasts the entire weekend.
We walk towards the main center of excitement through a family of pigeons who land on our arms, head, and shoulders, with no regret.
I fling them off of me with buckling laughter.
As we move on towards the Piazza we pass carts with thousands of bright colored costumes, glittering masks, and bags of confetti.
Signs that the weekends preparations were underway.
Spending most of the day walking around the quaint city, we discover small shops stocked with cashmere and glass blown jewelry.
Small trinkets and treasures seem to be the trademark of this river town.
Each side street has lights dipping from window to window, and I can imagine how the streets will transform into a magical place by dusk.
We sit at an outdoor café on the water as the sun shines down on the water in front of us; the sight is uplifting and relaxing.
People are dressed in full costume from head to toe, singing and dancing through the streets as confetti is thrown high into the air.
The face painters have set up shop at every visible corner. I sit down at one of their stations an
d an elaborate butterfly is painted on to half of my face.
The rows of lights lead to the main square where lasers and lights beam off of the buildings surrounding the square.
Tents of food and drinks are set up everywhere
Truly this is the Mardi Gras of Italy.
The next morning we awake at dawn and the streets are dusted in a covering of paper and glitter.
We step onto the water taxi to take the journey back.
By boat, bus, plane, and train we arrive back at the apartment by mid morning.
I laugh at the thought of referring to Rome as my home, but in this new world, there's no place like it.
In the grand scheme of things, our first successful adventure is over, more to come next week!
I step off of the rocking riverboat and look out at the enormous crowd gathering in the piazza.
It is Carnivale in Venice; a time of celebration and fun that lasts the entire weekend.
We walk towards the main center of excitement through a family of pigeons who land on our arms, head, and shoulders, with no regret.
I fling them off of me with buckling laughter.
As we move on towards the Piazza we pass carts with thousands of bright colored costumes, glittering masks, and bags of confetti.
Signs that the weekends preparations were underway.
Spending most of the day walking around the quaint city, we discover small shops stocked with cashmere and glass blown jewelry.
Small trinkets and treasures seem to be the trademark of this river town.
Each side street has lights dipping from window to window, and I can imagine how the streets will transform into a magical place by dusk.
We sit at an outdoor café on the water as the sun shines down on the water in front of us; the sight is uplifting and relaxing.
People are dressed in full costume from head to toe, singing and dancing through the streets as confetti is thrown high into the air.
The face painters have set up shop at every visible corner. I sit down at one of their stations an
d an elaborate butterfly is painted on to half of my face.
The rows of lights lead to the main square where lasers and lights beam off of the buildings surrounding the square.
Tents of food and drinks are set up everywhere
Truly this is the Mardi Gras of Italy.
The next morning we awake at dawn and the streets are dusted in a covering of paper and glitter.
We step onto the water taxi to take the journey back.
By boat, bus, plane, and train we arrive back at the apartment by mid morning.
I laugh at the thought of referring to Rome as my home, but in this new world, there's no place like it.
In the grand scheme of things, our first successful adventure is over, more to come next week!
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Kevin Paulhus
posted 2/24/07 @ 4:45 PM EST
Awsome article Jenna! Be safe and keep up the good work.
Love
Uncle Kev.
Sarah Paulhus
posted 2/24/07 @ 4:51 PM EST
hey jenna. good job on that article. ur an awesome writer. we miss you here, and i hope your having a good time! IM me sometime and let me know what your up to. (Continued…)
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