The ties that bind us
The echoes of WWII are all around us here. The war is not an abstract thing—I have a friend who found a bomb in the...
On elections, mayors, and boars
Italy’s largest cities—Rome, Milan, Turin, Naples, and Bologna—recently held mayoral elections, as did our village. Perhaps our election was less covered in the international press,...
Bored at home yet? Come to the village!
One of my favorite things that happens in our village is the local musical play, called Tovaglia a Quadri, performed every August in a tiny...
Dinner theater and the Genoa disaster
Few Italians will forget where they were the moment they heard about the collapse of the Ponte Morandi bridge in Genoa, which killed 43 and...
March 23, 2019
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The darker view of Italian life
OK, it’s not perfect. Living in Italy has its dark sides and challenges, as does any other place on earth. I’ve been thinking about this...
September 1, 2018
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