Not much to write today, although I did update my profile. Just want to give you something to read about me and hopefully establish some credibility. I really need to post a picture, too. The one I have up now is courtesy of AHI Travel, our hosts for the Italy's Magnificent Lake District. The shadowy figure in profile isn't me ... although it would be pretty cool if it was.
I updated my interests, too, but the blog program doesn't like parenthetical asides. It just wants a straight list: travel, sports, music, movies, television, hiking, kayaking, softball, bowling ... but that makes me sound boring, so I left it out.
I've pretty much strafed my friends with emails and calls letting them know I'm writing The Italian Job. By now, half of them probably hope I miss my flight back from Milan, if you know what I mean.
Oh, and one more fun technical tidbit ... the time stamps on this blog are set to Milan time, which is 6 hours ahead of Atlanta. I'm writing this just before midnight on Sunday. The post will say early Monday morning. Not even with a coffee IV could I write anything that early.
About Me
- Eric Rangus, Emory Alumni Association
- I'm an amateur when it comes to European travel. In North America, though, I'm pretty good. I've visited 44 states--missing ME, NJ, MT, UT, AK, and HI--and five Canadian provinces (BC, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec). One thing I've always found fun is to incorporate a visit to a baseball park in my travels. I think a lot of people do that. This year I've added two stadiums to my list: Safeco Field in Seattle and Fluor Field in Greenville, SC (home of Boston's A-ball team). The Italian Job marks a huge jump in my travel experience. I'd like to think I'm gonna know what I'm doing, but I don't speak Italian, and I actually didn't know until a few months ago about Milan's place as a fashion capital. For readers who know me, this probably doesn't come as a surprise. While I work for the EAA, I'm not an Emory alumnus. I was born in Chicago and I grew up in Florida; I graduated from Florida State University and the University of Georgia. However, I've spent more than eight years on the Emory staff (the last 2 1/2 with the EAA). Before that, I worked in University Communications. I like telling Emory stories, and I really like working with Emory alumni.