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Matera: The Rock-Carved City That Will Move You
This is dedicated to Rocco, may he rest in peace.
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Living the Practice: A Yoga teacher and Therapist in Tuscany.
Building a yoga community in Tuscany…
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Handmade Elegance: Discovering Marco Conti’s Jewelry and workshops
Custom hand-made jewerly in Arezzo, Italy
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Fiera Antiquaria Arezzo
What happens in Arezzo every first weekend of the month.
A simple chore in Italy
In the US everything is instantaneous. Not in Italy. Nothing in Italy is quick or painless.
Italian Graffiti
When you need a break from breath taking frescos in your local cathedrals…
India–a quick flashback
A memory that will be burned forever into my hippocampus and prefrontal cortex…
Kolkata, India
When I wasn’t a slave to my toilet, I explored Kolkata.
Ferragosto in Italy
When my cousins asked us what Ferragosto actually was, we didn’t have an accurate explanation ready for them. It’s several different celebrations crammed into summer season. But here’s what it meant for type A personality living in Italy during this Italian pause.
Oregon Circa early 90’s
Someone asked me if I had a near-death experience before. After carefully selecting which one I would share, this one came to mind
More reasons to choose Italy over America
The American dream is a myth.
What is it like having children in Italy?
Starting a family in Italy as Americans
Italy Visits: Joy for You, Juggle for Us with Kids
Staycation for us until the little one gets a little older…
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Assumption of My Life in Italy VS. What it’s Actually Like Part 4
In this piece, I cover the difficulty of keeping legal status and the truth about €1 homes for sale.
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Reading, a dying art?
A small reflection on our changing world. People prefer to doom scroll instead of picking up a book.
My adoration of oval and circular windows in my town.
Windows throughout my small Tuscan village, there is way more to the story
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Arezzo: The Stylish City for the Fashion-Conscious
Documenting how the Aretini are dressing these days…
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The Evolution of Broken Jump
Not your average theater company founded in Tuscany, Italy
The Art of the “Bestemmia”
Please don’t click on this one if you get offended by curse words… keep scrolling down and click on any of the other pieces! Grazie!
Private Collection Teaser
I am starting a private collection that I might consider putting a price on, perhaps paid content.. What’s my privacy worth to you? This is a teaser of an actual piece I’m working on, enjoy the free content.
Arezzo Fashion
I often think about what I wear when I leave the house, as to not offend my Italian community. They take fashion seriously. This is what I documented one morning at random.
Assumption of my life in Italy Part 3
The third part of my mini-series of what most of my American friends back home assume is what my life in Italy is like, if you are just tuning in, feel free to check out the other two pieces. Enjoy and send me any topics you would like covered..
What is my religious background…
Recent question about my religious background.
Your assumption of my life part 2
The second part of my recent series, Your assumption of my life in Italy vs. what it’s actually like…
Your assumption of my life in Italy vs. What it’s actually like
Frequently asked questions about living in Italy.
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International Women’s Day- A Mom burn out realization
A mother of multiples and what it feels like these days…
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Licensed to thrill
This is not a “how to pass the Italian driver’s test” it’s just my own experience!
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