Last Thursday was Thanksgiving. Of course, nobody in Italy, even Americans, celebrate Thanksgiving on Thursday because everyone works. So Natalie and I got in touch with Giulio, and he offered us his guesthouse kitchen to cook Thanksgiving dinner in. We invited all the usual friends. …who, with two exceptions, all said they’d be delighted to [...]
Posts Tagged ‘holiday’
Thanksgiving
Posted in photographic, regular, year 2, tagged friends, holiday, Thanksgiving on Monday 8 December, 2008 | 1 Comment »
la vita va
Posted in regular, winter, year 1, tagged Christmas, friends, holiday, immaculate conception, knitting, students on Sunday 9 December, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
My roommates are in bed, so I turned on some Christmas carols to keep myself company with. It’s funny; the city is decked out in Christmas decorations and lights, but it still doesn’t feel like mid-December. This will be the first Christmas away from home for all of us–we’re planning lots of fun things, like [...]
festa di ringraziamento
Posted in autumn, regular, year 1, tagged food, friends, holiday, roommates, students, teaching children, Thanksgiving on Sunday 25 November, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Despite what you might have expected, we DID celebrate Thanksgiving despite being in Italy, and in fact it was probably the best Thanksgiving I’ve celebrated since I stopped going home (except maybe for that Russian House dinner). Preparation began a week in advance–Julia and I made at least three trips to the markets in the [...]
new adventures, new internet, new roommate
Posted in autumn, descriptive, regular, year 1, tagged Bologna, holiday, portici, roommates, San Luca on Saturday 3 November, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
We have had a largely successful weekend…and it’s not even over, which is the best part. Thursday was All Saint’s Day, which is a strictly observed holiday in Italy–well, at least the non-working part is if not the religious traditions attached. So seeing as it was a brilliantly sunny day after a week of rain [...]
