New here? Check out “Best Of” for some top posts, subscribe to my RSS feed - http://feeds.feedburner.com/MsAdventuresinItaly or receive email updates!What a coincidence…I was coming back from an appointment yesterday, writing this post, when I saw that Michelle from Bleeding Espresso talked about this, too.
Back in July, I had a little operation done on [...]

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Amateur designer? A good collection of free fonts
By the same man who brought us the video masterpiece, “Hooked on a Feeling” - it’s “Jump in My Car.” The Hoffmeister. You have to ridicule/admire a man that has no shame. Watching it makes me want to use bleach on my eyes to bring back some purity. [...]

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See the Italy-Germany goals broadcast in Arabic, Chinese, and other languages.
Hilarious Public Service Announcement viral video for testicular cancer.
A wonderful, minimalist toaster that I love.

We had grand plans for leaving Pavia - we were going to make the rounds at all of our favorite places, have a nice dinner (with real tablecloths!) out, [...]

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You can finally Adopt a German man or woman! Or at least for the duration of the 2006 World Cup.
Two You-Tube videos you can’t miss:
Mr. T, renowned singer, teaches you to treat your Momma Right. (This one’s for you, Mom)

The next video is a Senate hearing in 1969 where Mr. Rogers (of Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood) [...]

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(The little canal next to my house)

Pavia is green and lush, and humid and sweaty. The rice fields have been planted and are in various stages of harvest. On my train ride I see thousands of fields, some flooded, some overturned, some already sprouting with rice shoots.
Rice is coming and that means mosquito season is [...]

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Reading - Book: Saturday | Article: Women-owned businesses increase
What I wish I had invented: Dunk Mug
After only 2.5 hours in my attempt to arrive at work, during which I discovered I had left my cell phone at home so I [...]

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Ok, there’s no denying it’s December and the holiday season is coming up. Personally I think I’m really lucky as I will only be working about 15 days of this month…this week, I work two days thanks to the Patron Saint of Milan, Sant’Ambrogio, on Wednesday, and the Immaculate Conception on Thursday, and then most [...]

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So, last weekend (19/20th) being such a beautiful weekend, I decided to bring my camera around with us as we went on our bikes around town.
I don’t really talk about my little town, Pavia. It’s very well known, especially in the north, and it’s considered one of the top 10 places to live in Italy, [...]

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