I’ve hit a very strange stage in my life in Rome: it no longer feels like vacation. The first few months in Italy felt like a long-extended trip. I was in love with the idea of Rome, but frustrated by Italian systems that I didn’t understand and secretly dreaming of how easy life was back […]
Yearly Archives: 2011
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Feb
Feb
I’ll admit that I’ve broken plenty of corks. But I’ve never broken the corkscrew: I was momentarily stumped. Luckily, I remembered I bought a pair of pliers at Ikea! (I know, I know I swore I would never go back there). In Italian, “corkscrew” is cavatappi. Cavatappi is one of my favorite Italian words because […]
07
Feb
Feb
The weather in Rome has been absolutely amazing for the past three days. The sun is back and I’m slowly letting myself start to believe that maybe, just maybe, spring is coming. I spent Saturday at Villa Borghese reading in the grass, between dead winter leaves and new daisies. Che bella giornata!
02
Feb
Feb
Deciding what color to paint your villa can be such a chore! I love that they turned the building into a life-size paint chip. Based on personal experience with the speed of home repairs in Italy, I should have an update on their color decision for you in a few months…
01
Feb
Feb
What have you got under there? Under where? Oh. This? Just my Special Police underwear. Fancy Italian lingerie? Not just for the ladies!
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Jan
Jan
Very early on, I sort of wrote Italian candy off. There was just a lot of licorice and gummy things and I was more interested in all the savory food goodies that the country had to offer. That was before I found out about Pocket Coffee. Pocket Coffee is a piece of chocolate, filled with […]
26
Jan
Jan
In the past ten years, it has become increasingly common to use credit cards in Italy. As of 2019, many brick and mortar businesses (including stores and restaurants) now accept most international cards. Visa and MasterCard are the most commonly accepted credit cards in Italy, and while American Express is accepted in some places, there […]
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Jan
Jan
I moved to Italy expecting great food. I had no idea that it would be something as simple and fundamental as olive oil that would forever alter my tastes. New olive oil is impossibly green: It is a greenness that you can taste. New olive oil still has the flavor of the earth that the […]