Slow on purpose

I don’t think I can legitimately write that I am “on vacation”, given that the state of being on vacation presupposes another activity – often work-related – from which we have stepped away for a period of time, however long. But anyway: I fled the heatwave of the Padan Plain (and most of Europe) to spend a week in the Prealps, a place I could never truly leave, having grown up there. I’ve been to this lake a thousand times, but I never managed to stay once overnight Every time I come through here, there are many reasons why it feels like going back to another era; one is rather trivial: the internet connection here is a (prehistoric) 10 Mbps down/up, with a latency that easily reaches a full second. However, the habits of the people who use it most – my parents and me – don’t adapt so easily. There are those who want to stay constantly updated with social media feeds, or expect the weekly episode of their TV series in 4K without interruptions. Or perhaps updating a blog, which…