Breakfast in Italy is a grown-up, fancy, extended version of sugared cereal from childhood. But way, way better. The typical Italian breakfast is rather light and nearly exclusively sugar based. Cakes and pastries ...
Giorno del Rigraziamento
Yesterday was Thanksgiving here in the US. It's a day to enjoy family and feel grateful for all our blessings. In my family we all gather for a day full of cooking and fun, followed by what in comparison seems like a ...
Mi chiamo…
We've said hello and how are you with our basic Italian greetings. What comes next when you are meeting someone new in Italy or making small talk at the coffee shop or hotel? Come si chiama? = What is your name? ...
Le Tigre e Le Neve (The Tiger and the Snow)
Italian Movies...I'm falling in love with Marcello Mastroianni. Although most of the movies I'm watching with him I was a small child when they were made. He and Sophia Loren's movies are similar to our Doris Day and ...
Italian Pronouns
OK, I admit it...after 4 rounds of beginning classes and hours listening to various Italian learning, I still forget my Italians pronouns. Or maybe it is just that I doubt myself. I second guess my memory. All the ...
Basic Italian Greetings
Learning Italian is the most fun and challenging endeavors I've ever started. It fills me with joy each time a word "clicks." And to hear an Italian exclaim, "Brava!" at my attempts to speak their beautiful language is ...