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The Light at the End of the Piazza: May 2011
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The Light at the End of the Piazza. Saturday, May 21, 2011. Dr Who's Paying For This? 8220;You're really really sure? 8220;Yes.”. 8220;So I can just go? 8220;Yes.”. Her eyes indicated that she was possibly entertained by my troubled expression. Finally, with an embarrassed and apologetic laugh I explained, “I'm sorry. This is new to me. I'm American.” The receptionist responded with another smile and an understanding nod. And I left. Saturday, May 21, 2011. Labels: Dr. Who. Dr Whos Paying For This.
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The Light at the End of the Piazza: April 2011
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The Light at the End of the Piazza. Saturday, April 23, 2011. The sequence of events over the next few months is foggy, but somehow it eventually came to my attention that in Italy the taking home of left-overs is generally looked down upon. I was incredulous. 8220;But that's such a waste.”. 8220;But it's food that I've paid for. Why shouldn't I be able to take it home? What do they care? 8220;But that's such a waste.”. 8220;No, no dessert thank you. Just the check.”. 8220;No. Seriously? Saturday, April ...
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The Light at the End of the Piazza: October 2010
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The Light at the End of the Piazza. Saturday, October 16, 2010. The Massage Monologues, Part I. 8220;I'm sorry, we aren't available. We have clients waiting for us downstairs,” I informed the assistant. He communicated this to Mr. President, who, based on his reaction, didn't seem to hear or understand. He indicated the table and said something else, probably the same thing he had said before. I shook my head and tried to smile. “No, I'm sorry. We really have to get going.”. 8220;Is okay. Is okay....
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The Light at the End of the Piazza: October 2011
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The Light at the End of the Piazza. Monday, October 10, 2011. Here in Italy I have, through no particular effort on my part but merely thanks to my upbringing, a highly sought after and marketable skill. I speak English as a first language. That's why, after much deliberation, I recently joined the rank and file of so many other English speaking expatriates before me and became an English tutor. 2 Whether you speak with an English accent, American accent, or Italian accent, spelling is something to be ta...
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The Light at the End of the Piazza: Once Upon a Time In Italy
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The Light at the End of the Piazza. Tuesday, July 19, 2011. Once Upon a Time In Italy. I'm late. Rehearsal started at 8. What was I thinking stopping to browse in that shoe store? I knew I wasn't going to buy anything anyway. Now I've over-killed my time! Which would have been okay if the bus had been conveniently waiting for me, but it wasn't and I made the wrong decision. I waited for it! So, a word from the wise: It's really difficult to be late in Italy. Oh, I'm not saying it's not possible. Ah, Jess...
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The Light at the End of the Piazza: January 2011
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The Light at the End of the Piazza. Sunday, January 30, 2011. An American in Faleria. To be honest, I loved this detail that set me just ever so slightly apart from my peers. It was my thing. When we'd visit family in Italy and they would refer to me as “American”, I felt robbed of an integral piece of my identity. I just did not identify with being something as boring as “American”. 8221; I nodded and smiled again, but inside I was thinking, “What the-? 8221; I asked rhetorically. Instead I accepted tha...
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The Light at the End of the Piazza: December 2010
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The Light at the End of the Piazza. Saturday, December 11, 2010. Dancing With the Starlings. It's clearly the end of the world. A mere split second before panic fully grips your heart you manage to focus on just one of the small dots and, with an enormous rush of relief, see a bird. (Though I'm not sure why millions of birds behaving this way shouldn't be equally alarming.). 8220;It's not raining.”. 8220;Yes it is. Listen.” There was an obvious irregular pitter patter all around us. Oh yes. Poop....Subsc...
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The Light at the End of the Piazza: The English Student
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The Light at the End of the Piazza. Monday, October 10, 2011. Here in Italy I have, through no particular effort on my part but merely thanks to my upbringing, a highly sought after and marketable skill. I speak English as a first language. That's why, after much deliberation, I recently joined the rank and file of so many other English speaking expatriates before me and became an English tutor. 2 Whether you speak with an English accent, American accent, or Italian accent, spelling is something to be ta...
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The Light at the End of the Piazza: June 2011
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The Light at the End of the Piazza. Wednesday, June 22, 2011. These Italian Shoes Are Made For Walkin'. Ultimately my question is this: Is it an Italian vs. American difference or is it a world vs. Jessica difference? Wednesday, June 22, 2011. The Light at the End of the Piazza. The Light in the Piazza. These Italian Shoes Are Made For Walkin. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Sign up to receive emails whenever I post something new! Enter your email address:. To officially follow my blog, click below. All writ...
