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Family in Friends – Famiglia in Amici
Italiano sotto ogni sezione During our recent visit to Canada at the end of October we had a chance to have our “couple” friends over for...
Maria Scuor
Feb 25, 202410 min read


Explore and Learn – Esplori e Impari
Scorri a basso per l’italiano Here is a TikTok video on this subject - Ecco un video TikTok su questo argomento Something I regret is not...
Maria Scuor
Jan 22, 20245 min read


It is all in a name – E tutto in un nome
Scorri a basso per l’italiano Ever think what your name really means? I was named “Maria” after my father’s mother Maria, exactly like...
Maria Scuor
Sep 12, 20234 min read


Ferragosto 2023
Italiano dopo ogni sezione August 15th is Ferragosto and a national holiday here in Italy and when you find most mom-and-pop shops closed...
Maria Scuor
Aug 15, 20235 min read


Family – Famiglia
Italiano dopo ogni sezione Lots of wonderful photos to the end of the blog - Un sacco di foto meravigliose alla fine del blog Living in...
Maria Scuor
Jun 7, 202312 min read


Festa della Repubblica 2023
Scorri a basso per I'italiano Today, June 2nd, is the "77th Festa della Repubblica" (Italy's National Day) and being that it is a Friday...
Maria Scuor
Jun 2, 20234 min read


April Religious Celebrations
Religion is such a big part in many peoples lives, some have it as a foundation and tap into it when they need it, and others live and...
Maria Scuor
Apr 6, 20233 min read


Weird March Holidays
Of course March 17th is St. Patrick's Day and a little man running around trying to find a pot of gold is weird. But lets look at what...
Maria Scuor
Mar 6, 20236 min read


Weird February Holidays
We know February as the month of love and family because of Valentine’s and Family Days but there are a few other weird holidays I’m...
Maria Scuor
Feb 7, 20234 min read


Arona Attitude - Atteggiamento Arona
Scorri a basso per I'italiano Life in Arona is finally taking on some normalcy and with it comes the change in season as it would have at...
Maria Scuor
Sep 24, 202210 min read


My Next Journey Starts NOW....
Scorri verso il basso per l'italiano Many of you know “HOPE” is a word I hold very dear to my heart. I (as well as my two daughters)...
Maria Scuor
Jul 15, 20223 min read


You Are My Sunrise
I didn't sleep last night because I was thinking of you daddy, and how you impacted my life. Since I was a little girl we held a bond...
Maria Scuor
Jun 17, 20222 min read


Taking Trains in Italy - Milano
Instead of driving to Milano we decided to take the train from Stresa to Milano. It was the fast train with no stops in-between and we...
Maria Scuor
Jun 11, 20221 min read


Today's Mindful Moment - Perspective
Today's mindful moment comes from a wet bench I'm sitting on watching the lake in Stresa. For the first time we had an inside day...
Maria Scuor
Jun 3, 20222 min read


Italia - Festa della Repubblica
June 2nd in Italy is the "Festa della Repubblica" (Italy's National Day) and today in Stresa it was impossible to find parking because...
Maria Scuor
Jun 2, 20222 min read


Castello (Castle) di Udine
L'italiano è appena sotto l'inglese in blu - Scusa si ci sono errori (Italian translations just under English in blue) As a boy, Gianni...
Maria Scuor
Jun 2, 20224 min read


Slowing down - the Italian way
Having been in Stresa, Italy the past four weeks we have been literally forced to slow down because life is so much different than Canada....
Maria Scuor
May 27, 20222 min read


Stresa 8am Wake Up Call
I have my morning walk around 6:45 am when it is already bright out in Stresa but the sidewalks are bare as everyone is still asleep. ...
Maria Scuor
May 25, 20222 min read


Reflections of Times Gone by - Prossenicco
Per L'Italiano scorri verso il basso fino vedi l'italiano My parents and family are from small town Castelsilano in Calabria and when I...
Maria Scuor
May 24, 20228 min read


13,879 Days
Seconds, minutes, hours, days, months and years just fly by and therefore it is time to reminisce about 13,879 days ago. That is the day...
Maria Scuor
Apr 28, 20223 min read
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