Recently a friend of mine introduced me to the website www.goodreads.com. It is a fun site where you can explore and share books that you have read, want to read or are currently reading. If you have friends that read…
Back in June, we had a Thursday off to celebrate a national holiday and while most people took off Friday and headed to faraway places, three friends and I opted for a day trip outside of Rome. So we met…
In recent weeks, there has been a growing buzz about the crisis in the Horn of Africa. Many of you may be unaware and granted I am more plugged in, as the organization that I work for is directly involved…
Getting Better: Why global development is succeeding and how we can improve the world even more, a book by Charles Kenny was released in March of this year and endorsed by Bill Easterly. It takes an optimistic approach to viewing…
After almost two and half weeks of delay, a few friends and I got together for a wonderful Moroccan dinner prepared by our Moroccan friend. The dinner was hosted at our flat and when Hicham started the preparation, he informed…
Prior to moving to Italy, I enjoyed bruschetta (pronounced in American English: brushetta) from my local Italian restaurant, but never did I think that I would become addicted. Since being in Rome, not only have I learned to pronounce the…
I recently wrote a post about my dislikes in Rome, with pedestrian dangers being the first. Sometimes I refer to crossing the street in Rome as being a blood sport. At dinner this evening, a friend of mine told us…
For those of you who don't know, from February 2008 - February 2009 I taught English in Japan to students from the age of 6 months - 14 years, and three adult students. Living and working in Japan was the…
So I have now been in Rome for a little under two months and I have to say that I am not loving it. There are some good things going on in the city, but overall I just don't feel…