I am back.

So this may not have been the bast travel blog ever, but I will try to get some things up here now that I'm back in Bloomington. Italy was amazing! I learned about Italian cooking, bee keeping, organic farming, olive oil production, and much more! Here is one of the good recipes I was taught while there...

Minestrone di primavera
Springtime minestrone

A slow-cooked minestrone made with fresh seasonal ingredients and served with good bread is a healthy and delicious dinner or lunch.
The winter version has more potatoes in it, and denser, richer vegetables such as cavolo nero. Its springtime cousin is altogether lighter and fresher.

Leaning Tower

We have a very slow internet connection here in Tuscany, but I will try to post pictures of us in front of and on top of the leaning tower of Pisa soon!

Leaning Tower

We have a very slow internet connection here in Tuscany, but I will try to post pictures of us in front of and on top of the leaning tower of Pisa soon!

Italian Posts/Pics Coming Soon

Hello All,

I hope your summer vacation is going well and no one is missing school too much!

I plan to start updating this blog daily in about a week. Please e-mail me or leave a comment here if you have any questions/comments about the blog. I've already had a few requests for pictures from students. Keep them coming!

-Michael (Mr. Stallings)

Summer Vacation

I hope everyone's summer vacation has started off nicely! This will be my first attempt at keeping any sort of regular blog, so keep that in mind as I work through the glitches.

I invite all students/families to post and comment here. And please let me know if you see any way to improve your blogging experience. I'll try to keep up with it during the school year if all goes well!

Test Blog Entry

This is the first entry on our class blog.