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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Hello yall! So most of you already know that over the past few years I’ve been working on a book and I finally finished and now the hardcover and ebook of Naked (in Italy) is available for pre-order on Amazon…
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Growing up, I couldn’t wait to get out of Utah. So when I finally moved to Italy in my twenties it was new, exciting, and fun. After a while though, I started to become anxious and resentful. Homesickness sucks. Sometimes…
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In this gap before the night closes and the day begins, it feels as though it can only be me and the baker who are still awake. The sound of him opening the door to let the heat out of his floury prison floats up to my window, followed shortly by the smell of fresh pizza dough, and I realise that I don’t have to be asleep to have my sogni d’oro here in Italy.
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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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Wwoofing has nothing to do with dogs, dogging or doggy. I mention the last two for reasons that will become apparent later. No, WWOOF stands for World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms. If you haven’t heard of it – it’s…
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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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In life, there is complicated and there is simple. The former category encompasses astrophysics, Zumba choreography, and divorcing with children. But breathing. Deciding not to wear Crocs in public. Eating. All of these, at least I used to think, fell under the…
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