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When Olive Trees Smile: How Living in My Ancestral Village Changed My Life
As the car wound its way up the two-mile serpentine hill, I smiled to myself, daydreaming about how I would feel when, within minutes, I would be the first in my family in nearly 100 years to breathe the air, walk the narrow streets, and step inside the churches of my great-great-grandfather’s village in Calabria, the toe of Italy’s boot.
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To Florence Con Amore by Jane Fortune
To Florence Con Amore: 90 Ways to Love the City is, just as the name suggests, an heart-filled ode to bella Firenze, and anyone who plans on visiting would be well-served with a copy.
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Aligning Mind and Body Through Yoga Practice
In order to properly care for your whole self, you must move — and yoga is a great way to align your mind and body.
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Head Over Heel: Seduced by Southern Italy by Chris Harrison
Chris Harrison’s Head Over Heel: Seduced by Southern Italy is a funny, touching love letter both to his now-wife Daniela and her country, which he, erm, has a special relationship with.
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How Italian Food Conquered the World by John Mariani
Have you ever wondered how the world ended up with so many “Italian” restaurants with red-and-white-checkered tablecloths and a spaghetti and meatballs special when that snapshot simply doesn’t exist in Italy? Then this is the book for you.
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Michelle Kaminsky is an American attorney-turned-freelance writer who lived in her family's ancestral village in Calabria, Italy for 15 years. This blog is now archived.
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