Excuse my absence from the blog lately! With Covid restrictions, not being able to do/ get out much, and the insanity going on in the US I haven't exactly been inspired to write. But I'm alive! With the new year I'm slowly getting hopeful that things will turn around. With the recent polar blast I've …
Last week was my 30th (!!!!!!) birthday. Weird. I still feel forever 25 for some reason. The actual day was a weekday so we just went out for a nice dinner, followed by the family celebration the next day (Matteo's mom has the same birthday!). Then, on the weekend, we had a somewhat socially-distanced birthday …
Fall has been officially ushered in with a couple of rainy & chilly weeks. After a long, sweltering summer at home, I'm not complaining. We did manage to make a couple of summer escapes. A couple of Saturdays in July we got up early & braved the lake-bound traffic jam towards Garda - sparkling turquoise …
Excuse my prolonged absence from the blog! A lot has been going on this summer. Work started up again even busier than before the lockdown, and an unexpected little monster showed up in our house. This is Clio (pronounced Cleo)! It was an intense week. Coming home one night from dinner, after having parked in …
While I had a bunch of downtime during lockdown, I took the opportunity to write some more practical information posts for anyone interested in that kind of thing. I guess you could consider this a 'permesso di soggiorno' series, the first part being how to get a permit for study. For me this one was …
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Well it's been a minute! Since I last wrote I've started back up working full-time (even overtime!) so I'm getting used to that again. Not complaining, especially with the nice weather, it's great to get out and be busy again. Until it gets unbearably hot out (probably soon) I will walk to my office and …
Day 49. I cannot BELIEVE I am writing that. 49 days in the house. Pretty much the same old, same old here. The other night Conte announced the plans for the 'Phase 2', or 'Living with the virus' phase which will begin next Monday. We still aren't free to gather up or start partying, but …
Yesterday was Easter, today is yet another holiday: Pasquetta - 'little Easter', or Easter Monday. Italians celebrate Pasquetta by going for a picnic with friends / family outside in parks / fields / beaches, to enjoy nature and the Spring weather. The picnic can consist of leftovers from Easter lunch, frittatas, bread, salame & cheeses, …
Interrupting the 'Lockdown' series for a quick second. A few weeks ago I did an interview for the website Expat Arrivals about my experience living in Italy and Verona. Here's the link for anyone interested: https://www.expatarrivals.com/article/interview-caroline-american-expat-living-verona Happy Easter!
Day 30. Four weeks ago yesterday, the lockdown started and I stopped going to work (or leaving the house at all, for that matter). It feels weird. 1 month of staying in the house. Surreal. In the meantime, Spring has showed up and been torturing us with glorious sunny and warm weather. Kids keep tearing …
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