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This weekend I received an email from a friend:
Random question for you! Did you ever think about changing your name after marriage? Did you and S talk about it? I haven’t changed my name and it bothers my other half every blue moon. I’m really torn.
I didn’t say it was [...]

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This is a new campaign by the Ministero della Salute (Ministry of Health) here in Italy.
The wording roughly translates to, “Food, Love, and Health” - the 3 basic ingredients for a happy life, according to the government.
I have seen her face on buses, in train stations, and on the side of buildings. And it’s [...]

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It all started with Nicole’s yummy Double Chocolate Pumpkin Cupcakes. Mi era venuta la voglia di CUPCAKES….I wanted cupcakes, immediately. I hadn’t made cupcakes in Italy, for many reasons, least of all that I didn’t have a muffin pan. After Nicole’s cupcakes, I knew exactly what I wanted for my birthday, even if I had [...]

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The recipe is at the bottom of this post, but first you have to hear the story for its inspiration.
October is (expat) birthday month??? Besides my own, it’s Michelle from Michellanea’s birthday month, and another Michelle from Bleeding Espresso, Melinda from Living in Florence, and Tracie from My Life Italian and Sigrid from Cavoletto di [...]

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I would say the most common email I get from the website is from people asking me, “I want to move to Italy/I’m moving to Italy. I need help!” While everyone has an individual story, and I love hearing them (you’re welcome to Contact Me), I find that I am responding with some common information [...]

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I’m excited to announce that this month, Ms. Adventures in Italy has been honored as one of the winners for Best Originality, in July’s Does My Blog Look Good in This (DMBLGiT) contest!
This is the winning photo, first published on Watermelon Sorbetto Granita! Thanks so much for the honor and check out the other [...]

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I told you how summer means aperitivo in Italy, but it also means “Latin music” to many Italians. There is usually one song in Spanish that will follow you to every corner and corner shop in Italy, [...]

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