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How a botched weekend reminded me to go high when things go low.
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After Dynamite December, January is a downer, but, I'm trying.
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A reflection about moving around while I've spent the past month sitting still.
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An end-of-the-year review of all the books I've read in 2022, and a reminder to take time both to read and to smell the flowers.
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I almost didn't need to blow out the candles on my birthday cake this year: all my wishes had already come true.
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Cooking pasta to save energy boils a scorching debate among Italians.
My favorite American holiday has evolved into a feast of old and new traditions, and a showcase of who we are as an Italian-American family in Rome.
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Forget Pumpkin Pie, pass me the Mont Blanc.
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The micro-mini cars in Rome sport a big attitude and cause huge problems.
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How a machine we haul around the world always makes us feel at home.
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Forever friends forge friendships wherever you end up living, especially when an Italian meal is served.
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A popular dress code in Rome led us to interpret style in our own American way.
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