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Vacation Nostalgia 28 Aug 2012 | 06:19 pm
The past month has rushed by as a blur between a lovely and lengthy vacation and a couple of weeks of settling back in at home in Bologna. Finally, a real Summer spent traveling and at the beach! The ...
La Piazza in Piazza 13 Jul 2012 | 07:01 am
Every piazza, every nook and cranny of each Italian city sets such a wonderful stage for any event, big or small. Last week the Jewish Museum held a tiny concert in their courtyard featuring traditio...
Culture Shock 21 Jun 2012 | 04:34 am
Ah yes, so much for blogging daily. Between work, studying, and the occasional cultural festival or two, I’m just too pooped to do anything else. Let’s see… Two weekends ago I took part in the Bolog...
Rolling Hills 4 Jun 2012 | 02:08 am
Spring has been quite the trickster this year, showing up one day and then gone the next. Yet this week it’s been deliciously warm – in fact, Summer has already pushed Spring out of the way. The usual...
Klimt in Venice 15 May 2012 | 10:00 pm
I have the extraordinary luck of being able to run off to Venice for the day, whenever I feel the urge (or need, really). So last week I met up with a friend with the intent to see the exhibition on ...
Sisters, Milan, and Urbino 9 May 2012 | 10:00 pm
I was ecstatic when my sister , T., came to visit me not long ago. It was fun to have her, especially considering that I don’t go back to New York very often. It was a sweet reminder of things back ho...
Brussels 2 Apr 2012 | 07:55 am
I recently had an excuse to run off to Brussels for a long weekend and visit a good friend of mine currently living there. I really didn’t know much about the city, and so didn’t know what to expect. ...
Here it goes! 21 Feb 2012 | 02:27 pm
My first post features me “looking” like I’m exploring and enjoying my surroundings. Not that I’m not, but the purpose of this blog is yet to be determined. I’ve been living in Italy for a few years n...