Daily life for expats in Abruzzo. Shopping, festivals, making friends.
February is Carnivale month in Italy. The elaborate festival in Venice is perhaps the one best known, but the fun trickles down to nearly every village in Italy. We went to the village of Tornareccio, about half and hours drive from our village. The main celebration is a parade with floats down the main street. […]
Casalanaguida is now like Wisconsin, I received this text from my friend Franco who has been invaluable in helping us get settled He sent this to me after a two day blizzard. Over a foot of snow fell and the terraces are full. (Opened the door on the upstairs one and it was packed against
Casalanguida is quite small. The population is listed at 1000, but there are probably not that many perm residents. We are the only Americans, and have not yet met any other foreigners. There are a few brits in a couple nearly villages about 5 min away we are told. We have been welcomed warmly. The
Arriviamo. Il primo settimane. (Arrived, our first week) Read More »
So, language….. Do we speak Italian? Not yet. Well, at least not well. I’ve been working on it for about a year and Heidi has begun recently. One cannot move to Italy without at least a minimum understanding of the language. There is no specific requirement that you have this competency to get your Permesso
