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My Life in Italy, Part 13: “Two Guys and a TuTu”

As with every post in this series, if you are jumping in here, it is like jumping into the middle of a movie. Please start with Part 1, or this will make absolutely no sense. It’s been a while since I posted an article in this series! Sorry about that! But to get you in the mood of 1984 and where my...

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My Life in Italy, Part 12: “Bury The Mice In The Ground… Slowly.”

12th part in a series of the story of an American moving to small town Italy in the 1980's, learning the culture and finding a lifetime love.

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My Life in Italy, Part 11: “Winter is Coming”

If you are just jumping in here, please start with Part 1. It is January 1985 now, and the weather has been in the mid 70’s in L.A. Now I know many people reading this think OMG! Mid 70’s in January, but I am an L.A. native, and you just have to understand things in context. To me, when the daytime...

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My Life in Italy, Part 10: “Paola Meets The Megalopolis”

In Part 10 of the My Life in City series, we are back in Los Angeles. But this time, it is Paola's first time in the United States, and me showing her MY world.

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My Life in Italy, Part 9: “An Italian Love Story”

If you are just jumping in here, please start with Part 1, otherwise, this will just make no sense at all! I mean, seriously… You can’t just jump into part 9 of a series, right? September 19, 1984 I’m a month and a half into my 2nd trip to Italy in 1984. I have made some amazing friends,...

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My Life in Italy, Part 8: “A Tale of Two Italys”

Part 8 in my story that chronicles my 37 year journey, living with one foot in the US and the other in Italy.

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Baseball, Italian Style

On my last trip to Italy, I was hoping to attend an Italian NFL football game. Actually, it was the ‘Silverbowl’. Unfortunately, Paola wasn’t feeling well, so we ended up skipping it. Still, while browsing one...