New here? Check out “Best Of” for some top posts, subscribe to my RSS feed - http://feeds.feedburner.com/MsAdventuresinItaly or receive email updates!Who remembers the old Batman shows on TV, circa 1960s? (Actually I don’t know when, but you get the picture) When they fought, the sound effects were “enhanced” by showing big colorful words [...]

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You know how to play chicken, don’t you? Usually, you are challenging the other person to something, and whoever gives in is the chicken. You may remember this from old 50s movies (or an old Paula Abdul video) when two cars race head-to-head and one veers away at the last minute.
So, I never thought [...]

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In Pavia this weekend there was a 2-day “preview” of the Christmas market up in Trentino Alto Adige (a region in the north of Italy, bordering with Austria). You may ask yourself, what is a Christmas market, and why are they having it so early?
First, since Italians don’t have Thanksgiving like we do, and [...]

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Do not adjust your screen - it really is an upside-down Christmas tree, and no, they didn’t just flip the picture over. Is this what innovation produces? I hear they are having trouble keeping it in stock! I like capitalism, but the “more room for presents under the tree” doesn’t really fly with me. Sometimes [...]

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So, another weekend, this one a wet one everywhere, except Calabria, where they were on the beach! (Remember, Italy is loooong) I was lucky to spend a dry day in Torino meeting up with some of the ladies from expatsinitaly.com. Gina was nice to drive us around (ah, the luxury of a car!) and we [...]

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Some of you may have noticed this nifty little icon on the right side of my blog. It will be there for all of November as I participate in Nanowrimo - National Novel Writing Month. Participants will try to write 50,000 words (~175 pages) in 30 days (Nov. 1-30). You still have time to join, [...]

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There is a serious problem. Please draw all children away from the computer screen for the next entry.
Here’s an article (in Italian) from the Repubblica, an Italian newspaper that explains it all. I will translate the first paragraph for you because it makes me laugh:
Halloween come l’aborto, il divorzio, l’eutanasia, la fecondazione assistita e l’omosessualit�. [...]

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This year Halloween won’t be that important here, so I am reduced to living it through my friends. I have to give props to one of the most creative ladies I know, Britta. Her original passion is Halloween, and as I write I am watching the webcast of her yearly party. Her costumes are always [...]

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