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Sep 22, 2022Liked by Sheila Pierce

A lot of fun to read! A really vivid description of Rome’s many faces!

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Sep 22, 2022Liked by Sheila Pierce

Beautifully written and heartfelt. Congratulations! Keep it coming!

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Sep 21, 2022Liked by Sheila Pierce

Such compelling words! And they are just so descriptive and evocative...in my head I was with you on your adventure...smiling all the way. Thank you for sharing this experience with us all. We feel such a range of emotions at our experience here, but we just can't express them as well as you do. So we will read your writings...be they posts or books...and we will smile and nod =^)

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Sep 21, 2022Liked by Sheila Pierce

Che brava!!

Your writing hits home on so many levels. Thank you for making me feel as though I was there with you. Complimenti!!!

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Sep 21, 2022Liked by Sheila Pierce

Congratulations! I don’t know anyone who deserves to be Italian more than you.

What an amazing journey …. 🇮🇹

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Sep 21, 2022Liked by Sheila Pierce

What a wonderful read! A vivid delightful telling and a great reminder of how much we miss you, your family and Italia! Your adventure brought back wonderful memories of being here in San Francisco at the Italian Consulate to share the swearing in of my dear friend Katie who pledged her oath to then Consul General, our dear friend Mauro Battocchi. We hope to see you in Roma before you move to a new posting! Thank you for this excellent piece of writing. I have missed reading your work!

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Thank you Sheila for this beautiful piece! You being Italian, is indeed the acknowledgment of the state of the art. Thank you for reminding us Italians that we should all be thankful and reasonably pleased for having this nationality.

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