Furbizia – a blessing or a burden?
A somewhat serious look at a common theme in bella Italia – furbizia. Is it ok to become a different person, a harder person, in the face of it? Does it make us better or just more cynical?
The fear of the fake: What “authenticity” means to a foreigner in a strange land.
“Authenticity… consists in having a true and lucid consciousness of the situation, in assuming the responsibilities and risks that it involves, in accepting it in pride or humiliation, sometimes in horror and hate.” – Sartre
The search for sex in Italy: 6 Italian slang sayings.
A journey through 6 Italian sayings that may or may not aid you in your search for sex this Valentine’s Day weekend.
Chi scrive a Capo d’Anno, scrive tutto l’anno.
See, this is why Italian is cool. Even a New Year’s resolution sounds like poetry.
Winter is coming. Arm yourselves against Emilia’s arsenal of food.
Our cohort of expat bloggers in Italy (#COSI) has bitten off about as much as it can chew this time: Italian regional food wars.
My love-hate relationship with Ferragosto.
Ferragosto: the blessing and the bane of the Italian summer, and the subject of this week’s COSI post. Some people adore this Italian summer holiday, while others find it to be incredibly annoying. My sentiments lie somewhere in the middle… here’s why:
An American speaking Italian is like a dancer having two left feet.
One of the most difficult things to learn in a new country is not the language itself, but how to use the language in the right way. In Italian, we have to disagree a bit before we can agree.
