Looking over the sun setting behind layers of green hillsides and golden fields from my dorm room balcony, I feel as though I’ve made quantum leaps on both personal and professional levels since arriving in Urbino several weeks ago. Reflecting over my one-month jaunt immersed in a completely different culture it’s hard to imagine how [...]
by Rosemary Dorsett | July 28th, 2009 | Tags: Amy, Bianca, challenges, Cloud 15, Deja Vu, discomfort, Dove il Gimnasio?, Italian vacation, Language barrier, Mistaken Identity, participant observer, self-discovery, self-other, Shari, Tridente, Urbino
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Nadia slices a huge zucchini the size of my arm while Milo measures flour and activates the yeast to bake two fresh loaves of sourdough bread.
Amy and I have been invited to lunch with Nadia and Milo for the sake of filming an impromptu organic cooking show. In all honesty, we invited ourselves into their [...]
by Rosemary Dorsett | July 27th, 2009 | Tags: Amy, eco-friendly, elderberry jam, fresh bread, Italian cooking, machismo, organic food, relationships, sourdough, zucchini
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Heavy sounds of bass and piano filled the swanky dining room of Golden View Open Bar as we entered for late-night cocktails and tiramisu. Abstract art work hung from the walls and every seat in the house had a perfect view of Fiume Arno. The windows were open and the breeze lifted in the sounds [...]
by Rosemary Dorsett | July 20th, 2009 | Tags: Amy, best views, Florence, Golden View Open Bar, places to eat, Ponte Vecchio, tiramisu
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“Ciao,” a clearly American boy, dressed in a lacrosse penny and sweaty from an afternoon run greeted me.
His eyes averted my gaze as he opened the door and sheepishly smiled at his clumsy attempt to befriend a “local”. I couldn’t help but laugh to myself as I saw first-hand an American through the eyes of [...]
by Rosemary Dorsett | July 12th, 2009 | Tags: Amy, isolation, Italian, Language, Language barrier, locals, miscommunication
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pizzaiolo di tre piante: signorina Aimee Alarcon mi potevi dire che la tua fotografia viene stampata nel giornale cosi no facevo smorfia !! ciao bella
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