In 2020, I was lucky to be awarded the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship. This award provides money to students that want to...

Take a visual tour with me through some of my favorite Italian moments. Wish you were here. Che Bellissima è Italia!

In the 1980s the Camorra strongly controled the areas of Castel Volturno and Pinetamare. But the area must be appreciated for its period...

I miss Italy very much this Summer. I’ve been working non-stop on my undergraduate degree, applying to master programs, and working full...

I can’t help but think about how similar the United States and Italy are. We are like first cousins. We are both very young countries...

I was really surprised to discover that Italy does not recognize their Italian Sign Language as an official language. This is sometimes...

It's hard to believe how far we have come with technology. Considering we have been living during a pandemic and things continue to go as...

The more I think about some hypothetical "Italian sweet life" the more I think about what I actually want to do with my life. Yes, I...

Ok. So I know I'm on a food kick lately, but hey, we've been living in a pandemic, what do you expect? The first thing any good American...

Recently, I was awarded the unique privilege of learning how to make the perfect Napolitana pizza. Courtesy of the amazing staff at the...

I left Italy in 1991 and didn't return again until 2011. It was a sad year, my husband had died and I felt like Vesuvius herself had...

You can’t talk about Italy without talking about food. Italian food is an imprint of the unique and diverse history of Italy. Northern...

I loved the holiday season in Italy because it felt much longer and more magical than the United States commercial spectacle. On December...

What American’s call superstitions are prevalent in Italy and add to the color of Italian daily life. For an Italian, superstitions are...

As kids, we would always whisper of the Camorra, the lawless organized crime group in Campania. They always had a stronghold on Castel...

My puritan upbringing presented me with new challenges when living in Italy. Most prominently my shame surrounding the body and sex. All...

Miss Francesca was my Italian language and culture teacher at the Department of Defense school while abroad. I loved her because she...

One hot summer day, on a sandy playground, my destiny changed. My four years in Italy could have been the generic experience of a...

After the long flight from Florida, we landed in darkness to a new and unfamiliar land. “It is called Italy,” my parents told me. My...

Recently, while reading The Italians by Luigi Barzini, I realized I am one, among many pilgrims, who has embarked upon the Italian...