Feel free to blame someone else for everything
This week I participated for the first time in a Ted x event in Verona. It was a religious experience. […]
I swear it’s good for you
Everyone experiences a really bad week now and then. When you’re living in a different country, anger can cause frustration, […]
Bad Storage can get you killed
We have taken out all the garden furniture from the shed, at the first sighting of a sunray, at the […]
‘My deepest condolences’ or ‘sorry for your loss’?
My neighbor from across the street passed away. This is a lovely woman that lost her husband a while back […]
Everybody out!
It feels like an early spring: rebirth, rejuvenation, renewal, resurrection, and regrowth… so like every year, I’ve gone against all […]
Looking forward to Growing old
The book ‘The Japanese lover’ by Isabel Illende, one of my favorite authors, is finally out in paperback, and […]
woman’s day 2016
One of my friends twitted this week: “as 51% of the population, we are generously being granted one day of […]
Embarrassment has no limits, it’s a bottomless pit
This is my Prince’s car. Last night all hell broke loose. The shutters kept smashing, the dog was trying to claw its […]
Finding teaching topics
Every week I look desperately for new teaching topics. When I first arrived in Italy, I had a subscription for […]
Adopting Italy
Adopted children only feel a sense of gratitude when they’re much older. It’s different when an adult chooses to be […]