I'm not very good at calling people up and complaining when I'm having a crisis, but I'm having one now, and I'd like to let people know what's going on with me and why I've been lying low. Skip the cut if you don't want to read ugly medical details or navel-gazing.

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I recently spent a few days in Rome, riding buses and walking around the main tourist sites. As a lone female, and quite obviously an American tourist, I expected some amount of harassment not only from those who prey on tourists, but also from Italians who aren't too happy with the United States right now. I was pleasantly surprised to encounter ( Read more... )