Ciao! Carlo and I had quite a bit of wine with dinner leaving me rather tired so I will try to write all I can remember before the sleeping pill and my exhaustion combine to kick in. Started off the day with a slice of a new chocolate panettone (best cake I’ve tried yet) and … Continue reading January 22, 2019 →

Stayed up last night until around 4:00 a.m. setting up this blog and man did I feel the effects today. Woke up around 9:30 a.m. and got the day started with my routine trip to the OASI gym. I attempted to snap a pic of the 100-yard long wall of graffiti along the way but … Continue reading January 21, 2019 →

Ciao! After a rather early, jet-lag induced, wake up at 5 a.m. I was unable to fall back asleep so instead decided to stay up and watch the sunrise. I ventured downstairs around 8:30, discovered the delight that is Nescafe, and headed out with Benedetta on a couple errands. Getting home at 10, I was … Continue reading January 17, 2019 →

Ciao! My second entry came sooner than expected…laying here in bed at 10:28 feeling sleep deprived so won’t be surprised if I begin to ramble, but today has been perfect. After being picked up from the airport by Benedetta, I met all the kids as each returned home from school (first Gio, then Luca, then … Continue reading January 16, 2019 →

Ciao! I am sitting here 37,002 feet above the Atlantic Ocean, flitting in and out of sleep, on hour four of my journey from Dulles Airport to Frankfurt, Germany. Seconds ago, I was faced with a difficult decision; begin a journal for documenting my experiences as an American Au Pair abroad in Italy over the … Continue reading January 15, 2019 →