My Expat Life in Italy

Living in Italy for almost three years has made me forget how certain things are done in the States. On a recent month trip to Seattle and Hawaii I noticed some things…

Do you catch yourself saying the most ridiculous things once you’ve learned another language? Besides screwing up words and their meanings, you also have to battle with switching back to…

Today is Ferragosto—an Italian prized holiday that makes you a loser if you stay home—and while most of my friends are out at sea somewhere Nicco, Macintosh our yellow lab and…

I was born into a massage obsessed family. This clearly has its benefits like…massages as a teenager. My Mom understands the benefits of a deep tissue massage, so if I…

Today marks two years since Nicco and I married in Fiesole, Tuscany. After that day something in my brain switched. It’s like there’s a marriage switch that gets flipped on,…

Instagram featured a new hashtag that completely made my day today! They featured a new hashtag that I started last year about things that are not so new. #Notmynonni What…

I’m off to Miami in March and can’t wait to see my friends, family…and stock up on hard to find items that either don’t exist in Italy or are sold…

Ah, Americans love shopping at Publix or Whole Foods once a month…once a year if there were preservatives squirted in the veggies! Am I right? When I lived in Boulder…

What’s a great way to meet people in a (new) city that you live in or are visiting? By joining an instameet of course! Last weekend was the perfect time…