Author: the italiagal

Duomo di Milano Photo Credit I’m having a good time planning for my Verona, Venezia, Padova, Milano trip… I really need to crack open my ol’ Italian textbook! So I can speak la bella lingua …and get what I need while there. I picked up my euros, only 24 hours after placing the order! I…

I usually try to only post about happy things. …the little things in life I greatly appreciate, how I live life passionately, or something that strikes me as Italian. …but I must admit that I have come to hate my job. It’s a lot of stress, I’m always on call, and I work hard for such…

Venezia On this day two months from now I’ll be in Italy! I am so excited… I was hoping to meet my Italian penpal there, but, unfortunately, I’m pretty sure she can’t make it. She’s not even in Italy right now, but Ireland. Having posted a request for one on a website that hooks people up with…

Apparently this photo captures part of the main town the author wrote about, Andrano. Photo Credit I finished the book “Head over Heel, Seduced by Southern Italy” by Chris Harrison last night (which is perfect because “The Joy of Less” finally arrived today!). Italy travel narrative seems to get better and better, and that’s the…

Photo Credit I have seen three movies this past week. Three! I usually see that many in six months or more! Work has been stressful lately and I like turning off my cell phone so I’m not possibly on call. This movie …marathon… helped me relax. First up was Little Fockers which was really good, just as funny…

Image Credit Philadelphia neighborhood Center City is having its Restaurant Week soon. A 3-course lunch is $20 and a 3-course dinner is $35. And a lot of Philly places are BYOB, so the wine can be affordable as well. It’s January 16th-21st and the 23rd-28th, which means it’s just a week away! For more information–>…

So that weird techno-y song with the word “americano” you’ve been hearing on the radio is Italian. It is called “We No Speak Americano” by Yolanda Be Cool & DCup. Listen to it here: Here are the lyrics: Comme te po’ Comme te po’ Comme te po’ capì chi te vò bene si tu le…

I love my birthday, which is April 15th, a Friday in 2011. My little trip to Italy in March will be my primary celebration and my gift to myself for the year, but I still wanna mark the day, share it with friends and do something else, especially during my actual birth month. So I’ve…

Venezia I always make New Year’s Resolutions, even though I think any new day is the perfect day to change for the better. I’m very goal-oriented. Anyway, last year, for example, I actually made a total of 12! I achieved 6, a 50% success rate, which is probably fantastic since I think most people fail at…

As I want to try only owning things I love and that I actually use, I announced that I would try minimalism to an extent in this post a week ago, so now I’d like to report on my progress… I bought the book I mentioned, The Joy of Less, on amazon and can’t wait ’til it arrives!…