This is just a quick message to say I'm indeed alive and hoping everyone else is well and enjoying their long weekend.  It is crazy hot here, but we are seeing all the sights and eating all the food.  Also meeting so great people as well.  I have some great pictures from Venice but Im scared to put them on this computer (very slow, but very free at the hotel, which is amazing).  So hopefully everyone can wait for them.  I will try and post again tomorrow night.