M.E. Evans

I decided to take my campaign up a notch by paying graphic designers on Fiverr to make me persuasive pictures. I’m not sure why there is an apple on point 4 instead of a capybara wearing a monocle and tuxedo,…

Hey yankee, if MY wife would have written all this crap about MY country, I’d have divorced for sure. No idea how your italian husband agrees on this crap. Tante belle minchiate che hai scritto. ….. Dear person who would…

I’ve been offering little glimpses into my life for the past two years. I started blogging three years after I’d lived in Italy so there was a lot that happened before that, many backstories to the shit I talk about…

I had a pretty solid idea of what I wanted in a wedding photographer when F and I tied the knot in Cassino, Italy, last year. I didn’t want those “I’m so in love on the beach even though my…

Something I admire about Italian culture is the sense of community within the family. In my husband’s part of Italy, Cassino, when someone passes away like a grandparent, the house is often sold and the money is generally set aside…

A Person Wrote This Comment In Response To 18 Differences Between Italy And The US : “I live in Italy part of the time and find truth and humor in a bit of this article but it is offensive on…

A week before valentines day F and I were having coffee when he turned to me and said: F: I don’t want to do anything for valentine’s day this year. It’s stupid. Me: That’s pretty romantic. F: Well it’s stupid.…

How I Met My Husband  I met F at a bar, while drunk, standing on a table, so it’s probably a huge surprise to everyone that our first date was not super romantic, traditional, or normal by any standards.  As…

HOLY SHIT YOU GUYS! WE WON SOMETHING! I’d like to thank all of you who nominated Surviving In Italy for the Italy Blog Awards 2013. Thanks to all of your votes (and whichever one of you that paid someone in…

While I drank a lot less in Florence than I did when I lived in Salt lake, I still found myself out at least three nights per week. My favorite spot was a rock and roll pub called Angies that…