Change is here. But first! Before we get into it, I want to thank each and every one of you from the bottom of my heart for supporting Surviving In Italy for these past ten years, for buying my book,…
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You know that you’re making some questionable choices when you’re unphased at a dance club on a Thursday night when a young man lifts his shirt (displaying a tattoo on his stomach that says “Lizard”) to pull a gun out…
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Often, we think that ambitious people have it all together, and their drive for excellence propels them forward. And by “we,” I mean western culture and, more specifically, American culture, but I happen to know that it’s not true at…
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So my in-laws recently stayed with us for a month to hang out with my little. A month is a long, long, long time to have any kind of house guest but it’s an eternity when said houseguests are a…
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Moving To Italy: 7 Things I’d Do Differently The Second Time Around
August 27, 20167 Things I’d do differently if given the chance to go back in time and move to Italy all over again.
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Baby, It’s Cold Outside. And Inside. I’m Basically Dying Of Hypothermia In Florence, Italy Let’s start this winter post about Italy with a short apology: I’ve been sort of absent lately. Not because I want to be but because Francesco…
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Does This Country Make Me Look Fat? Guest Post By Melissa Kulp Frankenfield
September 29, 2015This morning, someone asked if I was pregnant. Again. *Sigh* And she was a beggar. So, it was practically a hate crime. Since this faux-pregnant gal is all for improving human-relations, I just graciously smiled (and swore off eating) as…
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A month ago some friends of mine from the AZ area joined me and Francesco in Florence for a week. For the first part of our trip we stayed in an Airbnb apartment near Santo Spirito. The apartment was sunny,…
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I’m always traveling. For the past ten years or something, I’ve been constantly on the move, either visiting different states in the US or cruising around Europe. I’ve traveled on a college budget (think poor as F%&, sleeping in the…
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It isn’t uncommon for moms everywhere to be on top of their kids like, “flies on shit,” as my mom would so eloquently say and Italian moms are no different. Italy is famous for the food, the beauty, and the…
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