tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54866132009-10-13T11:27:08.339+02:00Two eager American ragazze and their adventures in Italy during the summer of 2003 (including hail storms, exploding televisions, porcupines, homemade ravioli, and pipistrelli). "Niente interesante succede MAI in Italia!" allora, aspetta! <b>UPDATE:</b> Since that summer, the adventures have only continued, and so has the blog!Stelle in Italiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08122747870652076415noreply@blogger.comBlogger458125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5486613.post-9819121476156982892009-10-02T17:31:00.001+02:002009-10-02T17:31:33.760+02:00

Lucky Bowden is going to eat at Cochon in New Porkleans ... I mean Orleans.

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Only four days left to study up (mateys): http://ping.fm/bWvlv

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flowers from my parents' backyard in IndianapolisNo posts for a while here from me, so I wanted to just send an update: I'm back in the states again visiting family--another one of those last minute trips home. I've been home since July 6th, and I'll be here until the end of August. It's hot, humid, and typical late summer weather here. I've had a chance to photograph plenty of flowers in the

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I loved Jackie's description of the Italian sunset between the Cypress. We've often confided in each other our affection for the blue Italian sky. It sounds hyperbolic and over-affectionate, but the blue over the boot really is more vibrant than any other sky I've been under, and it produces some amazing sunsets. Anyway, her great description makes me miss Italia, and her, and almost makes me

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First, welcome back to Corrie, who has been blogging again! Yay, Corrie! Lucky you with the tomatoes--that tomato pizza and chard pizza looks delicious!The course has finally ended, and since it was such an intensive course, I'm ready for a little bit of a break. It seems like I've been running around like a mad woman since returning from Indy, so these last couple of days since the course ended

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We're so proud. Last night Bowden and I harvested our first tomato! Of course, we're biased, but it was perfect -- not a blemish on the tight skin and lots of flavor. As thin slices, it was the crowning addition to last night's Pizza Primavera with veggies from Hoosier soil not too far away from our own backyard: summer squash in two colors from Goose The Market, Swiss chard from Balanced Harvest

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I wasn't sure what to think when I heard about the world's most expensive burger on NPR this morning. The story made me hungry for a good burger but certainly not for "The Burger." Available only on pre-order from one London Burger King, "The Burger" includes "Wagyu beef, white truffles, Pata Negra ham slices, Cristal onion straws, Modena balsamic vinegar, lambs lettuce, pink Himalayan rock salt,

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Sorry for not writing anything since returning to Italy: my second day back I was placed right back into the world of crazy working hours, and I'm still there. I just have two things that I wanted to mention today, though, before I head back to work:1. The Celtics won the Playoffs!!! I love those guys, and I'm so glad they won. More on that when I can devote a bit more time, but just wanted to

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So much has happened since I last posted. Granted, that was a very, very long time ago. They say a picture is worth a thousand words, right? So here's a quick visual summary...The University of Gastronomic Sciences celebrated the graduation of the Masters in Communication class of 2007. The good folks at Goose the Market let me work behind the counter at this neighborhood specialty food and wine

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I've been here in Indy for 2 weeks now, and I'm leaving on Wednesday to go back to Italy. During everything, I HAVE had some time to catch up with friends, which has been a real blessing. Here are some photos of us together, and what we did. Thanks you guys! Corrie and Cassie from a restaurant in Noblesville, Indiana, where we had dinner. More on that dinner later...A black and white shot of a

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Well, the Celtics have survived in Boston. After two home games (this last one, which ended only moments ago, coming down to the wire), the Boston Celtics are up 2-0, and the next game is in L.A. What an exciting series, and what a great team to be all for--I decided I was a Celtics girl since they traded for Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen at the beginning of this year. When speculation about

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Just a quick post--I've arrived in America. I got in very late at night on Sunday, and as you can see already I'm experiencing serious jet lag, as I'm writing this post at 6 in the morning (and that's two hours later than when I woke up this morning...I know, it's crazy). Wanna guess what time I went to bed?Anyway, not sure how much posting I'll be doing these next few days (although I do have a

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It's pretty late here (or early in the morning, I should say), and we're trying to keep our eyes open because Antonello and I are not going to get any sleep tonight. We are going to catch a 4 am train to Rome (and get some sleep onboard), and then from there I take an airplane back to the states--a last-minute, two-week trip to Indianapolis. Needless to say, it's been hectic these past few weeks,

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I didn't forget about the cheese of the week. Really--I didn't. While things have been busy, it doesn't excuse me from leaving you readers (all three of you :) ) in suspense for weeks, wondering what cheese could possibly come next (and wondering what the name of our last cheese was--that mystery has been solved. It was called Pincion). Part of the reason, though, is that WE haven't really found

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It's Tuesday, but it's pretty early...doesn't that count as being Monday?I know I post way too many windows on this blog, but I love taking photos of windows. This window here happens to be one of my favourites in Macerata. I know the structure of the actual window is simple, but when it's decorated by all of those plants, it's a pleasant thing to pass by. The window is located in my old

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Today is the last day of the Intensive English course that we started in late April, but I wanted to share with you the blog we have been working on over the last three days: English No (Know) More. Like courses in the past, we try to create memes and write about our lives...all in English of course, hoping to become part of the larger blog community. A few days is obviously not enough time to

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Or just one cat, really. This picture is for Cyndi, who loves cats (and always snaps pictures of them whenever she sees them). I am actually allergic to cats, so I tend to stay away, but still, they can be cute.This photo is from my walk home from the city centre--every Tuesday I have lessons in town, and when I walk back to my house (which is a bit outside of the main centre), I pass through

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First signs of spring, in the Indy backyardMarch was a busy and beautiful month. Spending time back at home in Indy with family and seeing friends was great, and since I have been back in Italy, I have been busy adjusting again. As I put everything back in its place, gave gifts away, stacked up all of the girl scout cookies in the cabinet, I finally got around to going through the photos I took.

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Today was a rather good day, despite the Purdue loss to Xavier this evening. It's my last day blogging, and I wanted to write a little bit more, but I am off to finish up a busy Saturday over dinner with Corrie, trying to squeeze as much out of this short visit home as possible. Also today, I got in last minute shopping for souvenirs and things for me (including a new purse!), I got a

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Like I said yesterday, I've started to go mad for March Madness, and today was no different. And what a day it was--all sorts of upsets, and my bracket is starting to look like a mess! Two games were particularly exciting to watch: Western Kentucky's upset of fifth seeded Drake, and then a similar overtime game with San Diego upsetting UConn, of all teams! Last minute shot games are the ones that

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It's official. With the first games of the NCAA Men's tournament starting today, March Madness has finally arrived. This morning, I filled out my bracket, and this afternoon we are set to watch some of our favorite match-ups, especially Purdue University vs. Baylor--and of course we are cheering for Purdue! Don't feel like you're in the spirit yet? Feel like maybe you don't know enough about the

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Another rainy day--no signs of stopping--but also a day spent seeing friends, so things were relatively bright in that sense. At lunch, I met up with three friends--Cassie, Corrie, and Eric--to spend the rainy lunch hour at a window seat, chatting and eating and enjoying being inside and able to watch the weather from a distance. Some of the highlights of the rest of the day were:- freshly made

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The weather during these last few days here in Indianapolis has been less than springlike--it has been cloudy and rainy and cold, more often than not. Today was no exception--we almost skipped the morning run due to what looked like an entire day of rain, but it turned out that the rain was mostly in the afternoon, and it was merely damp and dreary out all morning with no actual rainfall. However

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Bowden and Corrie, gli sposiniIt's Monday of the last week of lent, meaning that my lenten promise to blog six days a week will soon be fulfilled, even if my blog posts have been rather boring! I apologize for that--as you know, I have been very busy, but I still am trying to make the most of the time I have, and hopefully this week's blog posts will be top notch! Or at least a few notches up

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"Now join your hands, and with your hands, your hearts."-William ShakespeareWell, today is the day! I am up extremely early due to jet lag, but it is still technically Saturday, the day of Corrie's wedding. I don't know if I wrote about the actual reason I was coming home before, but the main reason is this one--to attend Corrie's wedding. So, despite the hassles with luggage and the delay with

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