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No Tweeting in the Conclave + More Fantasy Pope Candidates!
***UPDATE #1** In tempo record (alle 19,07 orario italiano, 10:07AM PST) è stato eletto il nuovo Papa…in piazza San Pietro sventolano bandiere di tutti i paesi del mondo mentre migliaia di fedeli aspettano l’annuncio del nome del nuovo Pontefice… / In … Continue reading
Posted in Italian Customs, Italian Vocabulary, learn italian
Tagged conclave 2013, il Papa, Italian Culture, jodina, Learn Italian, pope twitter, the pope
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Spooky Poveglia | Italy’s Island of the Dead
NOTE: This post is written in Italian, interspersed with the English translation (in Italics). Si dice che Poveglia — un’isola abbandonata e situata a sole due miglia da Venezia — sia infestata da fantasmi. Secondo la leggenda questa piccolissima isola … Continue reading
Signs from Readers + Contest Winner | Foto Blog
Ciao a tutti 🙂 After an autumn hiatus, the blog is back! . Today I thought I’d share some of the signs that readers have sent in response to my recent blog posts, “A Good Sign| Un buon segno” and … Continue reading
Posted in italian travel, Italian Vocabulary, learn italian, Uncategorized
Tagged Italian Language, jodina, Learn Italian, speak italian, study italian
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A Good Sign, Part 2 | Signs Around Venice | Foto Blog
One good blog post deserves another!… and since I couldn’t fit all the great Venetian sign photos in last week’s posting (A Good Sign | Un buon segno), here are the rest — including the stories that go with them. … Continue reading
A Good Sign | Un buon segno | Foto Blog
Let me just start this blog post with a disclaimer: I am fully aware that while the pun “A good sign” works in English, it gets lost in translation. Still, it was catchy, so I went with it. . This … Continue reading
3-Wheeled Bees! |Le api a tre ruote | Foto Blog
TO READ IN ITALIAN, SCROLL DOWN PAST PHOTOS I must admit I have a soft spot for those little 3-wheeled trucks you see in Italy – they’re adorable. That’s why I didn’t miss any chances to let them mug up … Continue reading
Nutella-filled Red Velvet Cake Pops – The Odyssey!
Recently, in honor of World Nutella Day… Giada Antonucci (friend, Italian student, and baking-partner-in-crime) and I got together to concoct a recipe that I dreamt up using Nutella (that most delicious, creamy chocolate & hazlenut Italian spread). . . Annual … Continue reading
“Grazie, Firenze!” Guest Blog #3: A student in Florence
Ecco (Here is) Lisa’s latest blog post! If you haven’t read her previous entries, they’re here: Guest Blog Part 2, Guest Blog Part 1 In breve (in breief), Lisa, one of my students, is living her sogno (dream) by spending … Continue reading
