Aug

Finding Italy Outside of Italy

Posted by Tina Published in Culture, Food, Italia, america

Often I get comments from Italians that Americans do not eat well – processed food, Big Macs, artificial cheese, no vegetables, etc., and that nobody knows how to cook over there. On one hand, I do admit that the American supermarket aisles are far more packed with processed fake foods, and yes, I know plenty [...]

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Aug

Three Nights of All Night Tango

Posted by Tina Published in Puglia, Tango, milongas

I realized that all my talk of “Le Notti Bianche del Tango” was in Italian, and I never mentioned it here for you folks who speak English and read my blog. In August, Puglia is home to about a zillion different tango “vacations”. For those of us who live here, it’s great because we get [...]

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Aug

Bleeding Espresso’s Gita Italiana

Posted by Tina Published in Italia, blogging, travel

As you may or may not kn0w, my friend Michelle over at Bleeding Espresso is on a little blog trip around Italy. She’s actually in Calabria, and I know I really ought to make it over the “arch” to go visit her in the “toe”. In the meantime, I am excited to be part of [...]

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Aug

Cafe

Posted by Tina Published in Buenos Aires

(Buenos Aires, March 2009)

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Aug

On Nomadic Life

Posted by Tina Published in expats, nomadic life, travel

I have spoken of nomadic life before, and talked about how I am torn between several lands. In my search for information about this style of life, I am relieved to discover that I’m not the only one who lives like this. My question is, however, is this: is it destiny? Is it a habit? [...]

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Aug

Something someone said to me at the milonga

Posted by Tina Published in Tango

You breathe the music.
Now that tickled me pink!

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Jul

Heard in Italy

Posted by Tina Published in Culture, Italia, funny

“Oh Tina, you silly girl,” everybody at the table says, laughing, “that’s so cute that you think the common cold is caused by a (chuckle) virus. Ha ha ha ha ha. Everybody knows that you catch a cold from the cold! Ha ha ha ha ha! Virus! Oh Tina, you are too much.”
“Oh Tina, you [...]

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Jul

Before you decide to move to Italy…

Posted by Tina Published in Bureaucracy, Italia, expats

I’m not sure why it is, but I seem to come across a lot of people who have moved here with little or no awareness of exactly how to stay here legally. Some are university students and are under the impression that their university has handled everything. Others are adventurous souls who just picked up [...]

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Jul

Life so far

Posted by Tina Published in Lecce, Me

Time for good ol’ update. I’ve been in Italy almost 10 months now, and the city of Lecce 4 months. It’s a lovely, delicious little city and I have to say, that this is the highest standard of living I’ve ever experienced. From the perfect Leccese Baroque architecture and the pureness of the two seas, [...]

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Jul

Making Compromises

Posted by Tina Published in Lessons, Me, milongas

I learned an important lesson last night at the milonga when I was DJing.
I’ve been very proud of myself lately, in terms of making sure the dance floor is full and the energy is up. If you’ve been to Cachirulo in Buenos Aires, then you know what kind of music I like to play – [...]

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