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 …
Day 24 of the lockdown, officially over 3 weeks now. The number of new cases of the virus continue to slow down more and more each day - apparently we've reached a 'plateau' but haven't hit the peak yet. It's crazy to think that we had heard that the peak would happen weeks ago but …
Well, we are officially on day 16 of the lockdown here. More than 2 weeks of not leaving the house except to get groceries. Still no word on how long this will last, but it doesn't look like it'll be over tomorrow. Days just kind of blur together. Here we've been having lovely warm spring …
As you already know, Italy is on lockdown. No more going to work, bars/restaurants/shops are closed, all events cancelled, no more going out for a walk - in the entire country. Last Wednesday night the Prime Minister Conte made the announcement that these more drastic measures were necessary in order to slow the spread of …
Empty streets, closed shopfronts, infected counts on the news - welcome to northern Italy in the Coronavirus age! Schools have been closed for a couple of weeks already, along with movie theaters & gyms. Today a decree came out saying that the whole Lombardy region was on lockdown, along with several other provinces across Veneto …
