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 == May 2007 ==
 
-'''Tip:'''' as always, start from the bottom and proceed bottom up to keep time flowing in one direction.
+'''Tip:''' as always, start from the bottom and proceed bottom up to keep time flowing in one direction.
 
-=== Tue, 2nd ===
+=== Fri, 4th ===
+
+Alberto: Attento a convertire € in $ perchè € si sta apprezzando,e quindi $ svalutando rispetto a €.
+
+Belle le foto scovate da Massimo. Have a good stay in Btn.
+
+Massimo: Bernie, you taught me: http://www.google.com/search?q=100+USD+in+EUR 
+
+
+Massimo: Since Bernie could not give us any picture, I had to use flickr: here they are!
+
+http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=bernardo+innocenti
+
+
+=== Wed, 2nd ===
 
 ==== BankOfAmerica ====
 
-I went to BankOfAmerica and opened a bank account.  I went there wearing a yello T-shirt
+I went to BankOfAmerica and opened a bank account.  I went there wearing a yellow T-shirt
 and a weary pair of jeans.  In the beginning, they referred me to a young guy who quickly
 tried to offer me a student's saving account.  When I queried for interest rates, credit
 cards, and dollar/euro conversion rates, they finally realized that I was going to move
@@ -24,6 +38,7 @@ my banks.
 
 Batt: Or maybe american bankers are so skilled that you are happy while, in truth, they have stolen your money forever :-P
 
+Massimo: Yahr yahr! He didn't realize they already got 4.80% of his balance from his pocket with a magician move! Yahr yahr! Anyway... 4-5% rate is not absurd in the US. It has always been almost like this as far as I can remember (maybe sometimes it was even 6-7%). It's useful for someone (like bernie), but tragic for someone who does not have any money and to buy a house with those mortgages it's almost impossible. Still, the US has got a very low rate in comparison with other extra-european countries.
 
 === Tue, 1st ===
 
@@ -34,13 +49,13 @@ Batt: Or maybe american bankers are so skilled that you are happy while, in trut
 And I'll be moving in *today*!  But I'm writing on Thursday the 3rd, actually (aren't you thinking fourth-dimentionally yet?).
 
 The room is nice and comes with some forniture, including a desk.  It's on the second floor
-of a house where the landlord lives with her wife and a very friendly puppy.  I like it
+of a house where the landlord lives with her wife and a very friendly puppy.I like it
 that way: all those houses shared by students I've seen so far tend to become unmaintained
 and dirty quite quickly, while this one is a real house with a fully operational kitchen,
 bathroom and even a clean back garden!
 
 My landlord is Armenian, but have been living here in Boston for a long time.  My first
-imprssion is he's a very nice person, honest and easy going.  I haven't met his wife yet --
+impression is he's a very nice person, honest and easy going.  I haven't met his wife yet --
 she'll be back on Sunday.
 
 I'm afraid the house is a bit far away from MIT, in southern Boston.  But that won't
@@ -49,6 +64,9 @@ car readily from my landlord's son.
 
 I don't know the address yet.  I should, but I forgot the sheet on the table when I went there.  And I can't call my landlord either because I've stolen his cell phone by mistake also.  Yeah, I reckon I mustn't  a good impression, actually  :-)
 
+
+'''Camy''': the landlord lives with '''his''' wife
+
 ==== Do You Speak English? ====
 
 Some of you will be pissed off by this change, but I'm starting to make
@@ -60,4 +78,6 @@ If you're real lazy,
 [[http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fbender.codewiz.org%2Fwiki%2FMayBlog&langpair=en%7Cit&hl=en Google Translator]]
 is your friend.
 
-As always, I'd very much appreciate being told of any mistake I make.
+As always, I'd very much appreciate being told about any mistake I make.
+
+''Massimo: ok, let's start with those horrible contractions my poor eyes had to read: '''Won't''' and '''I'd'''. Hey Bernie! You already went back home from NYC. Ain't gonna play with ya 'nymore!''
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