Once in Florence, I decided to sidestep altogether the possibility of dating any aforementioned Italian men on Plenty of Fish, even if potentially there were yachts or castles involved. If they were anything like the men I encountered on a day to day basis in Florence, I would have to find some clever way of extracting [...]
Online dating. At first, I was an adamant resister. It seemed so impersonal. But then a few friends sampled it with a measure of either mediocre or massive success. And curiosity had a way of surreptitiously luring me in. In the beginning there was the initial excitement. Here was an entire virtual catalogue of men [...]
The Uffizi in Florence, Italy For awhile it seemed that night after night, the same street musician could be heard crooning the same cover of the same song in the same piazza. The song? Green Day’s “Boulevard of Broken Dreams.” Even as I hurried off to make my escape down the nearest alley in order to escape [...]
Everyone keeps asking me about the Italian men. So for the sake of the curious, here are my first impressions. I can safely say that the landscape has improved considerably. Italy has more than its fair share of handsome men, men with striking features and beautiful, sparkling, dark eyes. What’s more, Italian men seem to instinctively [...]
At long last, I finally found a place to dance! It was a lot harder than I expected. When I was still back home in Canada, I discovered a website that listed nearly 10 different salsa dance clubs and schools in Florence. That’s a lot more than the 2 clubs I was used to dancing at [...]
Sometimes life just hands you something that makes you ask, “Why? Why me? Why now?” I’m sure my sister knows what I’m talking about. Last week her husband miraculously survived a nearly fatal car crash. Without a doubt, her family must have wondered where they would get the strength and the courage to face the [...]
Already I’m starting to miss certain things, everyday useful things like heat, hot water, soft towels and easy access to the internet. My apartment is chilly and the stone wall next to my bed feels like a block of ice. Utilities in Italy are limited and expensive, so hefty charges will be incurred if I [...]
The rumble of wooden carts rolling by my bedroom window roused me the following morning from a deep slumber. This was to become a regular wakeup call as every day at dawn merchants wound their wares along the cobblestone streets to set up their stalls with colorful, well arranged displays of knock off Gucci scarves, souvenirs and leather [...]
I awoke the next morning with barely enough time to get ready or find any food to eat. Today was my first day of school. Italian language school, to be exact, at Istituto Europeo. Here I would be immersing myself in intensive Italian language studies every weekday for four hours for the duration of my stay. [...]
The flight to Italy went by quickly and seamlessly. No delays. No bumps or crashes along the way. The airline served up two tasty meals, with the exception of the final connecting flight from Amsterdam to Florence. Since I hate to be without food (I have a very big appetite) I made sure I had [...]
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October 2008
Firenze, Italia…The Second Time in 2011
Istituto Europeo
An Internship in Tourism with World Endeavors
Firenze, Italia (The First Time in 2006)
