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[Life in Italy – Episode #2] Father’s Day in Italy and other Spring traditions

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Hey there! A new week has begun and Spring has finally arrived!

How was your weekend? Have you been doing something nice? Mine has been quite good.  On Friday night, we had a nice celebration at a local restaurant because my father turned 76 years old.

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[Italian books] A book about learning Italian and falling in love with it

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I haven’t been reading many Italian books lately, but luckily I’ve come across a really interesting one. 

The book is In altre parole by the Pulizer Prize winner Jhumpa Lahiri, basically a declaration of love for the Italian language.

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[Life in Italy – Episode #1] A day in Finalborgo

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Hey here! How are you?

It’s quite uncommon to see me blogging on a Monday, but last week I had an idea for a new series of post and I immediately decided to try it out. I basically thought that I always blog about Italy, which is a cool thing because I really love Italy, but somehow I never really write about myself.

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[Hidden Italy] Altare Glass Museum

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One of the things I love the most about Italy is the fact that you can discover hidden gems in every little town, in every secluded corner of the country.

If you are in Liguria and take the road that from Savona takes you to Piedmont, you’ll get to Altare, a nice little village surrounded by woods. [Read more…]