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.…
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Surviving In Italy Won Stuff! Thank You So Much For All Of Your Love And Support. We Are WINNING!
February 11, 2014HOLY 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…
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I met Jonathon Fasano, or”Fatty,” as he introduced himself, in an airport in 2009. We were both on our way to Italy to attend the same art school. I was in the grad program because I’m old and he was…
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—————————- So, You Want To Move To Italy? ——————————————————– A decade ago I dreamed of moving to Europe after college. I don’t know why, it just seemed like it would fix everything. I didn’t want to change myself, necessarily, I…
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My favorite parts of Italy are the parts that nobody goes to see. I love the old farm country, the tiny cities where there isn’t anything substantial in terms of tourist sites. My husband’s parents grew up in Campania and…
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If You Want To Live In Italy You Totally Need To Learn Italian (So You Can Tell People To Fuck Off)
January 22, 2014One of the biggest mistakes that I made when I moved to Italy was not studying Italian before I arrived. I assumed that I could take classes once I lived in Italy or just figure it out by listening, since,…
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New Years was like one month ago but I’m kind of disorganized and forgetful. I just found this in my phone and I felt like it was something I should share with everyone. Yes, I’m worse in real life. New…
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When life gets shitty: Buy wine, grab snacks, invite over friends and have a craft day; modge-podge a pair of old heels with Wolverine or Capybara pictures. Call them your “Beast Beats” or your “Diva Dwaynes” and dance it up. Stomp…
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3 Women Of Different Nations Hold The World Together By Talking Shit On Italian Men
January 16, 2014Some of our friends drove down to Cassino to see F and I, while we were staying at his parents apartment a few weeks ago before the holidays. The dudes went out to do some running around and they left…
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The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog, and basically everyone is just here for the Zebra sex. 2013 In Review (Holy Shit! I Survived!) I had my Italian wedding in May and did it without…