Archive for Getting Adjusted
Calabrian Womens Summit - 2008
It is that time of year again when the birds serenade us with their songs, children play outdoors, and the American girls in Calabria get together to discuss the state of our unions. We moved the Calabrian Womens Summit back two months this year from March to May, and while we weren’t able to celebrate [...]
Homemade Buttermilk Biscuits - La Buona Cucina Americana
You may remember last month when Judith, of Think on It! organized a rally of American-food-lovin’ expats to start a new campaign. This endeavor, called La Buona Cucina Americana, brings the blogosphere an array of homemade American goodies created by expats living in the Bel Paese.
Yes, we still love you, pasta. We still crave you, [...]
Catanzaro Has Pretty Doors, Too!
Joe of Italyville and Robin of My Melange, two of my favorite leisure-time blog reads, recently discussed their favorite Italian doors and arches.
And, no. Not this kind.
photo credit: debaird
Although, this past weekend, overcome with lust from the Big Tasty Bacon billboards and celebrating my two-year Calabrian anniversary, Pep and I lunched at McDonalds. There was [...]
Moving on Up…
Catanzaro has made it. We have arrived. No longer do I have to beg, steal, or borrow for…
Ok, let me back up.
A few weeks ago I was strolling through downtown Catanzaro and happened to find myself in a quaint little bookstore. (I “find” myself there quite often as I am a bookstore junkie…regardless of the [...]
Italian Games
You have to get up pretty early to beat an Italian at his own game. I know this. Yet, I tried.
It’s blogosphere knowledge my father-in-law worries about my eating habits. He buys me chocolate to “fatten me up” and encouraged his sister to “talk to me about my problem.”
So, one day, after he growled at [...]
Grabbing a Whopper
As promised, I must confess why I was sans comment on many of my posts - and your blogs - last week.
Yes…I had a friend in town, but that wouldn’t have kept me away! No way - no how!
You see my friends, Calabria, and Italy in general, is chock-full of new experiences just waiting to [...]
Testa Dura Strikes Again!
Remember last week when my suocero lamented over, what he sees as, my poor eating habits? Well, that testa dura won’t take “non” for an answer!
The next day, he showed up with this, and offered an excuse that the “bricklayer down the street” brought it by for me.
The following morning, I found this sitting on [...]
That’s the Way…B&B’ing Part II
uh hu, uh hu…I like itUh hu, uh hu…Oh, yes, friends. Contrary to what some people would have you believe, managing a B&B is NOT all about folding towels and ironing sheets, checking emails and baking cakes.
It is not!
Here, try this.
Close your eyes and think about the number one thing you love about your job.
Keep [...]
Accenti Italiani
I just *love* Italians…
You know I do.
One, on most occasions, more than the rest.
But, one thing I do not discriminate on is my love of their cute little accents…in inglese, of course.
My personal favorite?
“Cherrye”
It is no surprise Italians encounter difficulties with my name - Americans have had problems my entire life. In the states, [...]
Some People Say
no matter where you go, your troubles find you.
I believe it.
From mid-September through the end of 2007, I had limited Internet access. Ya’ll know that! That is why I had over 630 Inbox messages to scour through, no new MBV posts, and no promising freelance writing gigs to dig up.
Only one week after returning to [...]
