D-Day Approaching

It's finally happening.  The day is on the horizon.  This anno sabatico has to end at some time.  It looks like I will fly back home to the Bay Area on Thanksgiving Day (November 28).  That'll be just about 9 months after I arrived here in Roma.  It will also mark 52 weeks since my last day at work.  I'll leave with a heavy heart because this has been the best adventure ever.  And I'm not sure what will happen after I return -- but I look forward to finding out.  We will keep blogging for you right until the end.