Tag Archives: Italy

Fontana di Trevi: Tradition

I’ve done it once before and I continued the tradition today, on my last full day in Italy. Going to the Trevi Fountain, I took a coin and facing away from the fountain threw it over my shoulder. As tradition … Continue reading

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Ways to Spend My Final Days

Watching TV of course! But not just any TV. FOREIGN TV!!! [Enter triumphant music]. Okay, maybe I’m over-playing this [Ba-dum pssh], but the truth is I’m looking for anyway to channel [Ba-dum pssh] my Italian energies. And I’m not trying … Continue reading

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Preparing for…the End

What do you do when you’re running headlong into the future and then you come to a cliff? I’ll tell you what you do, you stop running. If it were possible to set time in reverse, that’s certainly what I’d … Continue reading

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Dream On

I was sitting in my old Italian class in the United States with my Professoressa Lucchi-Riester and all of my old class. I was charged to be back in the states, because I would be able to show off my … Continue reading

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Football, the right way. Forze Juve!

Here are the highlights of the Italian Championship between Juventus and Napoli. It was a fantastic game (given that I have been won over by the ever charismatic Juventus) and I now make it my mission to see their games … Continue reading

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Football, the right way. Forze Juve!

Here are the highlights of the Italian Championship between Juventus and Napoli. It was a fantastic game (given that I have been won over by the ever charismatic Juventus) and I now make it my mission to see their games … Continue reading

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Football, the right way. Forze Juve!

Here are the highlights of the Italian Championship between Juventus and Napoli. Juventus won 3-0! It was a fantastic game (given that I have been won over by the ever charismatic Juventus) and I now make it my mission to … Continue reading

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Juventus Overcomes Napoli 3-0

Here are the highlights of the Italian Championship between Juventus and Napoli. Juventus won 3-0! It was a fantastic game (given that I have been won over by the ever charismatic Juventus) and I now make it my mission to … Continue reading

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Regionalism in Italy

One of the first lessons we had in this country was on the vast diversity contained within the various regions of Italy. Even within Umbria, the heart of the country, you can travel a city or two over, and you’ll … Continue reading

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This Goes Out to All the Cereal Lovers

Comfort foods. That’s a huge obstacle to overcome when studying in another country. I’m fortunate, seeing as how my parents raised me on pasta, but I still miss certain aspects of the American cuisine. It’s very easy to drop into … Continue reading

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