Whit
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Arts |
| Occupation | was a museum tour coordinator at contemporary art museum for 6 years, now I am a student again |
| Location | Rome, Italy |
| Introduction | I moved to Rome in December of 2008 after being shallowly rooted in Fort Worth, TX. I have always been afflicted with wanderlust and daydreamed of living abroad since I was a little girl. But, my original passion was for the French language and France. Who knew I would fall for a French speaking Italian from Rome. I created this blog for family, friends and curious eyes to chart and narrate my manic journey. The point: to reflect on MY authentic experiences, transitions and hiccups while being a nature loving, francophile Texan in Rome. Not the point: to give you a sugarcoated, postcard view of Bella Italia. |
| Interests | Music, art, politics, language, culture, organic farming, travel, nature, anthropology, reading, antiques, rustic buildings, cooking, being outdoors, driving in the countryside, canoeing, small towns with a life all their own, watching my cats and other animals.... |
| Favorite Movies | Stardust Memories, Harold and Maude, A Room with a View, Badlands, A Straight Story, Labyrinth, Anything Jim Henson (nostalgic weakness), La Haine, Charade, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Pillow Talk, Splendor in the Grass, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, Paper Moon, Barton Fink, Fargo, The Fisher King, The Graduate, Rushmore, Punch Drunk Love, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Five Easy Pieces, All the Real Girls, Papillon, Midnight Cowboy, Tootsie, To Kill a Mockingbird, It's a Wonderful Life, Miller's Crossing |
| Favorite Music | Nina Simone, Leonard Cohen, Sonic Youth, Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Bon Iver, Vince Guaraldi, Wilco, Van Morrison, Otis Redding, Magnetic Fields, Judy Garland, Doris Day, Andrew Bird, Edith Piaf, Willie Nelson, Georges Brassens, Satie, Led Zeppelin, Jeff Buckley, T-Rex, Miles Davis, lots of new and current stuff, and then some. I am not a big fan of the radio unless it is NPR. |
| Favorite Books | Nine Stories, the Botany of Desire, John Cheever short stories, anything by Dave Eggers, The Heart is A Lonely Hunter, Orlando, A Room with A View, Howard's End, Flannery O'Connor short stories, Other Voices, Other Rooms (Capote), Bonjour Tristesse |
Lionesses have no manes. How do they know when they've grown up?
I am taking a complete guess and going to say that the color of their fur darkens.