Archive - Utopia: An Italian Study

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Adam and I recently took a marvelous month-long trip to Southeast Asia: two weeks in Hanoi, one in Chiang Mai, a half in Koh Yao Noi, and one in Bangkok…

Jan 31, 2023 •

November 2022

Thanksgiving - Audio & Text versions inside

A quick reflection before I figure out how to host 18 people in our tiny apartment

Nov 24, 2022 •

October 2022

La Coppia Utopia*

*utopia: a place where everything is perfect. also utopia: a place that doesn't exist.

Oct 27, 2022 •

6:31

July 2022

Reflections on the heatwave

Jul 28, 2022 •

8:38

March 2022

Another Straw For The Camel's Back - Intro & Context

An excruciating account of Italian bureaucracy

Mar 23, 2022 •

January 2022

Contentment is Not Complacency

a new year's reflection // interlude in the la dolce vita series

Jan 1, 2022 •

December 2021

The Risky Pursuit of La Dolce Vita

part one of the la dolce vita series

Dec 5, 2021 •

November 2021

Non Parlo Italiano Bene

on language, shame, and customer service culture

Nov 21, 2021 •

October 2021

The Hopes that Haunt Us [podcast]

fear and loneliness in a foreign land

Oct 31, 2021 •

The Hopes that Haunt Us

fear and loneliness in a foreign land

Oct 31, 2021 •

figuring out how to put together American classics in Italy

Oct 18, 2021 •

The Unexpected Insidiousness of Pasta [podcast]

in which I become one of *them*

Oct 13, 2021 •

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