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Monday, December 8, 2025
Lanzarote - In the Layers
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Left: Pit vineyards in La Geria, Lanzarote. Center left: Mirador Near Ermita de Las Nieves. Center right: Jardín de Cactus | CACT Lan...
Saturday, December 6, 2025
Notes on the Impersonal in the Italian Language
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Overview ~ Language context ~ Reframing the impersonal Examples of signs in Italian and English showing the use of impersonal in Italian ...
Monday, December 1, 2025
Asking for Advice About Italy: A Few Thoughts
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A concierge for your Italy requests. E very year, we receive a few emails asking for advice about traveling in Italy. The pattern goes like ...
Friday, November 21, 2025
Seven Laws of Organization (and Disorganization)
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Intro ~ The Laws ~ Intentionality ~ Precedents and Paradoxes ~ AI Slop ~ Closing for Now A gateway to disorganization. Intro We live in...
Monday, November 17, 2025
Transplants: Notes on Aging and Living Abroad
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Overview ~ Accent ~ Cultural cues ~ Looked at and overlooked ~ Né pesce né pollame ~ Places act like time ~ In closing - for now We’r...
Thursday, November 13, 2025
Lost in Translation: Italian and English Idioms That Can’t Be Translated Literally
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Italian idioms ~ English idioms ~ Why idioms matter One of the joys—and frustrations—of learning Italian is discovering that words do...
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