Things are happening inside me, things that I have absolutely no way to control. So I stop. I don’t even try to control them. I sit back, relax and let them happen. They were bound to happen sooner or later and I guess now is the time. I trust they...

I think it’s safe to say that you all know that I’ve been wanting to move to Amalfi for several years now. If that’s news to you, you obviously haven’t been paying attention. Well, I’ll broaden my perspective. I’m not picky, see? If push came to...

I don’t really know how to be a friend.  Sometimes I meet people with whom I click and think that they and I could be really good friends… … and then that’s it. I don’t call them, I don’t make surprise visits, I don’t meet up with them for coffee. I...

Thanks to Expats in Italy and the blogosphere I have met some incredible people through the years. One of them whom I still haven’t met in real life (come May!) but feel like I’ve known forever is Tina. Tina is a passionate tanguera with the most...

I was checking airfares online when Alexander came up to me and asked what I was doing. I told him about my plans for May, that I am looking at going to Italy for a couple of days. Since my husband lost his job last year and now is back in school...