My plane ticket is booked. That means, this summer (August to be exact) I’ll be taking my first solo trip to Italy. I can’t even begin to describe how much I’m looking forward to this trip. It has been 10 years since I visited last. […]
So, I have been immersing myself in Italian cinema and fell in love with a movie called “Ho Voglia di Te” (I Want You) based on the novel of the same name. As you can probably guess by the title; it’s a love story…the kind […]
Chi ben comincia è a metà dell’opera. Translation: A good start is half the battle. Why does anything involving the government take so long? I started the long process of obtaining my Italian citizenship a couple months ago. I am applying for dual citizenship (Canadian/Italian). […]
Villa d’Este is a magnificent villa situated in Tivoli, an ancient Italian town in Lazio (less than an hour away from Rome). It was built in the 1500s and is absolutely breathtaking. During my visit to Tivoli, we stopped in to admire the magic and […]
Carpanzano is a small town in the province of Cosenza nestled 600 metres above the sea level in the Calabrian region of southern Italy. Although I have only been there twice in my life, I consider it my second home. Carpanzano is my father’s birthplace, […]
