Word: antonios
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...world is sleeping soundly. Or so it must seem to "Antonio," as he leaves his Dorchester home (and a slumbering wife and three children) at 6:30 a.m. every day to take the orange and red MBTA trains to Harvard Square...
Inevitably, the vast majority of us will be peacefully dreaming (about spring break) as Antonio begins his morning janitorial duties as an employee of UNICCO, a private cleaning company sub-contracted by Harvard. In fact, the night owls among us are barely donning pajamas as Antonio, clad in the white and blue freshly starched UNICCO uniform, takes up mop, broom and cleaning solution...
First things first. Antonio tackles the common room of the River House where he works, clearing the Oriental carpet of last night's refuse: the usual mlange of diet cola cans, half-eaten pizza crusts and crumpled credit card solicitations...
...With his friendly demeanor, Antonio has evidently become a popular fixture around the House. But because of his tentative English skills, Antonio, a native of Cape Verde, only exchanges a simple "good morning" with the harried students who flutter past...
...Antonio joins "Rosa" and "Joey" [whose names, like "Antonio's", have been changed] for a quick break, enjoying a few laughs over delicacies provided courtesy of Harvard Dining Services...