A Wednesday morning at one of the most famous churches in Rome, Santa Maria in Trastevere. The people are gone. Italians – famous for jumping the line and breaking rules, in the words of NPR correspondent Silvia Poggioli, have been transformed. They are keeping to the strict rules established by their government. It is really quite amazing to see. I use that word intentionally. Rome, and Italy as a whole, is other-worldly. It is both a place that I recognize and one that I do not. And I fear what will happen in the U.S. if we fail to take such drastic measures to curb the spread of this virus.
Adventures of a US Historian on a Fulbright in Rome 
Thanks for this. I was wondering how you were doing. I’m as glad you are there to document this as I am concerned for your health.
Santé
LM
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