Today the news announced a fourth fatality from the Strasbourg shooting on Tuesday at the Marché de Noël. The victim, an Italian national in Strasbourg to cover the European Parliament, was well-known in media circles, freelancing content also for various radio stations. I spent a
I’m here! I’ve been working on this the past two days. So far it’s prettier, but I am less than proficient. Stick with me, though, because there is no turning back!
“I am happy to report that in the war between reality and romance, reality is not the stronger.” — John Steinbeck
Since we moved to Italy, we have not observed Thanksgiving in the traditional manner, even though in Florence opportunities abound for large dinner with American expats. Pros: Italian food, great wine. Cons: don’t know many people, our kids will whine that it is boring. So
American culture is stingy with holidays and time off. The rest of the globe – meaning especially people who do not know any Americans or who have never lived in America – may assume that Americans enjoy a reasonable and manageable work culture. That Americans
Following is an account of perhaps one of my most bizarre personal care product anecdotes ever. “Here,” Jason said, one November evening. He’d just returned from Poland, where he travelled with two hundred students for a cultural side trip on the weekend. They visited Krakow,
We are in La Rosiere, a small burg just over the Italian border crossing the Col St. Bernard. Yes, the namesake big dogs are native to these mountains, their steep ridges and dark valleys still treacherous in the winter months, roads closed from November to
It has been three weeks since I moved offices to The Student Hotel, out on the viale and close to the Fortezza. The move has been positive. I love the rooftop gym, and the bathrooms are spotless. We have two dedicated office managers who resolve
A cultural observation? If I may. Italians love to consider problems in groups. They absolutely love it. It is a birthright. My new office space is a recently renovated palazzo, formerly Trenitalia. It has had a lot of work done. There are finishing touches taking
