He twirls, he slides, he jumps, he kicks and twists and turns on the cobblestones of the Eternal City…it is Michael Jackson in Rome. Twenty-nine year old Italian Emiliano Fiacchi is a Michael Jackson imitator who draws crowds by twisting and twirling to “Bad” , “Billy Jean” and “Beat it”. Fiacchi has been a devoted fan of Michael Jackson since a classmate …
Note to Blog Readers: My 11-year-old daughter Chiara insisted on doing a post on the tradition of La Befana in Italy. I have always had a bit of a problem with La Befana because she almost pushes Santa Claus out of the way. I also have a problem with the Topolino dei Denti (The Tooth …
It was the first day of school today for my daughter who was starting Junior High School and this American Mom got it all wrong. On the school website it said that the kids were supposed to be there between 9 and 9:40. At 9:10 I was driving to school and the cell phone rang …
Oggi era il primo giorno di mia figlia alla scuola media e questa mamma americana ha sbagliato tutto. Sul sito della scuola diceva che i ragazzi dovevano essere lì tra le 9 e le 9.40. Alle 9.10 ero già in macchina quando ha squillato il cellulare. Chiara ha frugato nella mia borsa e ha risposto. …