Oct

Mina & Piazzolla

Posted by Tina Published in Italia, Music, Tango

Mina is one of the most amazing Italian singers, in my opinion. She’s unique. Her voice tears you apart inside, in a good way.
This evening I was whisked away to a presentation on the lovely Mina, and we were shown various recordings of her throughout the important eras in her career.
The pleasant surprise of [...]

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Oct

Where I wrote this week

Posted by Tina Published in Italia, blogging

I recently write a guest post on a dear friend’s blog. I invite you to hop on over to my article on making friends abroad.
While you’re at it, why not visit Katie’s Florence Destination Guide, brought to you by the Nile Guide?
And just who is Katie, you ask? Check out my interview with her here.
A [...]

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Oct

The Smell of Chocolate Prevails Throughout

Posted by Tina Published in Festivals, Italia, Perugia, expats

My normally quiet town of Perugia has once again been inundated with tourists from Italy and beyond for the annual Eurochocolate festival. The usually pristine Corso Vannucci, which runs through the center of Perugia, fills up with big white tents, where Italian and European chocolate vendors set up their stalls each morning.
On one hand, this is [...]

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Oct

Past, Present and Future

Posted by Tina Published in Me, blogging

I saw this meme a while back on Joli’s blog and finally have decided to fill it out.
15 years ago today I would have been:
* in my senior year of high school. Eek!
* playing Margaret in Much Ado About Nothing (at school)
* having a serious crush on… not naming him here
* with my hair in [...]

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Oct

Bureaucracy

Posted by Tina Published in Bureaucracy, Italia

Now that I’m living in Italy as an Italian citizen, it’s a completely different set of rules than when I was a foreigner. It’s almost surreal. I’m here, as long as I want to be, because I am now a part of this country.
Still, I do have to establish myself as residing here and [...]

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Oct

Perugia – fall arrives

Posted by Tina Published in Perugia, Translation

Today, the wind was so strong I could hear it. It would break my concentration as it howled and howled. I spent the day working on a translation and contacting new potential clients. Thanks to the help of a very good friend (che si fa sempre in quattro per me – who always goes to [...]

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Oct

Arrival – in Italy

Posted by Tina Published in Italia, expats

I am here. As I sip wine and look out my window at the sun setting over the hills of Umbria (*sigh*), I reflect on how I feel about having made this move. I arrived, this time, without excitement. Just…. tranquilla, calm.
I landed in Rome. My introduction to Italy is usually Rome, and I can’t [...]

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Oct

Mercedes Sosa 1935-2009

Posted by Tina Published in Music

Mercedes Sosa was the first Argentine singer I remember listening to, just before I started getting into Tango. A friend, Helen, introduced me to her.

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Oct

Uffa!

Posted by Tina Published in Me, nomadic life, workshops

Wow. What a mix of emotions.
I put my heart and soul into organizing the workshops with Maximiliano Gluzman, and they were a success in so many ways. And then it was over. If you work in the arts or have ever spent months putting together an event, then you probably know the grief that I’m [...]

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