Published Articles
Here is a list of all the articles I've published:
Guest Post on Dorkys Ramos's blog "Dry as Toast"
The Florence is Where My Heart is post was published on September 13, 2011
Expat Arrivals - Lifestyle and Shopping in Florence
Here's an article about
Lifestyle and Shopping in Florence on the
Expat Arrivals website that was published on October 29, 2010.
Expat Arrivals - Moving to Florence
I wrote a brief summary for future expats about
Moving to Florence on the
Expat Arrivals website, and it was published on October 14, 2010.
American Expat Bloggers on Italian Movies
I was asked to select five films depicting life in Italy and my brief reviw of each was published in the
Five in Focus area of the
Focus Features website on August 18, 2010.
Book Review
I wrote a book review about the first American ambassador living in Florence
in The Florentine on December 10, 2009.
Pocket Cultures
I wrote an article about an episode that shows a cultural difference in my couple, My partner is a foreigner,
for them that was subsequently published on March 24, 2008.
Viola Corner
In The Florentine, my column "Viola Corner" detailed the news surrounding the Fiorentina, Florence's soccer team:
Separately are two articles I wrote about the Fiorentina: "Fun Facts" and "Forza Viola".
Expats in Florence
Florence is home to many expats: those who have longed to live here, those who have found love and moved here, and those who have come to Florence and felt immediately at home. Many people arrive in the city at a point in their lives when they feel a desire to redefine themselves: whether they were not completely happy, were searching for something new, or were looking for love, it seems that those who come to Florence are reborn. Florence will always be the 'cradle of the Renaissance' for the art world, but it also welcomes people of all walks of life who are seeking to follow their hearts.
I created a column "Expats in Florence" for a local paper in March 2009. In my column, I wrote about expats living in Florence.
| Elaine Ruffolo An art historian living a rich life in Florence published on March 10, 2011 | Petra Casini From selling stones to designing jewelry published on February 24, 2011 |
| Rieko Hayashi Coordinating weddings for Japanese in Europe published on February 10, 2011 | Daniel Graves American artist passing down realism techniques published on January 27, 2011 |
| Mother Mary Taylor Followed her heart to lead a religious life in Florence published on January 13, 2011 | Nicky Swallow A musician at heart becomes a travel writer published on December 9, 2010 |
| June Bellamy Embracing cultures by their cuisines published on November 18, 2010 | Mestre Boca Nua Cultivating Capoeira in Florence published on November 4, 2010 |
| Kristin Lanese Bringing quality education to teachers and students published on October 21, 2010 | Margarita Martinez A costume designer celebrating Jane Austen in Florence published on October 7, 2010 |
| Bettina Schindler A restoration specialist working with organic materials published on September 23, 2010 | David Joseph Yacus American trombonist specializing in early music published on September 9, 2010 |
| Natasha Garland An adventurous expat sharing Florence with visitors published on July 1, 2010 | Rea Stavropoulos A British artist exploring and expressing herself published on June 17, 2010 |
| Trine West A Dane promoting Florence's nightlife published on June 3, 2010 | Matt Reinecke Baking tasty American treats in Florence published on May 20, 2010 |
| Eun Young Park (Rei) A fashion designer with an atelier in Florence published on May 6, 2010 | Jennifer Hall Promoting sailing around the world published on April 22, 2010 |
| Dr. John Pietila Enhancing the performance of the Fiorentina soccer players published on April 8, 2010 | Daniela Meza Sigala Painting Florence with color published on March 25, 2010 |
| Traci Woish Promoting Tuscany's treasures in Florence published on March 11, 2010 | Jenufa Gleich An American soprano singing in Italian published on February 25, 2010 |
| Rocky Ruggiero Sharing the art history of Florence with tourists and locals published on February 11, 2010 | Atsuko Kato Welcoming guests to Florence published on January 28, 2010 |
| Melanie Secciani Teaching others how to enjoy food and flavors published on January 14, 2010 | Bari Hochwald Bringing more than English-language theatre to Florence published on December 10, 2009 |
| Zachary Androus Balancing anthropology and jewlery making published on November 19, 2009 | Emily Rosner A musician at heart selling books in Florence published on October 22, 2009 |
| Jamie Marie Lazzara An American master violin maker in Florence published on October 8, 2009 | Sophie Bye Touring Florence in Fiat 500s published on September 10, 2009 |
| Timothy James An artisan beadmaker in Florence published on July 2, 2009 | Rebecca Milner Bringing color, patterns and laughter to Florence published on June 18, 2009 |
| Erin Ciulla Integrating modern ideas into traditional bookbinding published on June 4, 2009 | Grace Joh Spreading the word about the flavors of Florence published on May 21, 2009 |
| Annette Bontke An international host in Italy published on May 7, 2009 | Brian Buschmann The city as a designer's muse published on April 23, 2009 |
| Jennifer Schwartz A food lover who shares Florence's riches published on April 9, 2009 | Lisa McGarry An artist continually inspired by Florence published on March 26, 2009 |
