Difference MakersThe Advertising spot above is reserved for companies,people and organizations that are making a difference in the Italian and Italian American communities. It's a free spot and changes periodically. Are you making a difference? Contact me. | Thanks to all my readers and friends for helping me reach 50 Comments on my post,Q&A with ABC Italiano author Sonya Caruso! I ordered the 50 books Tuesday and they arrived today. With the help of Linda,Claudia,Marie and Barbara,I hope to get these books in the right hands and help [...] Not too long ago,I received an email in my inbox about ABC Italiano an Italian baby book by Sonya Caruso. I went to the website and immediately thought of my nephew (who is also our godson.) It didn’t take me long to buy a book for him and email the author telling [...] My friends often ask me to teach them “cool Italian words”or “romantic Italian phrases”that usually get them or me in trouble (but could also cause some unsuspecting victim to fall in love with you…so be careful!) I enjoy just hearing them give it a try…it reminds me of my Italian-American [...] My Zio e Zia arrived from Calabria yesterday and we had a big family dinner at my parents’house. The food was delicious and it was great to catch up and see how everyone is doing. It’s also fun to speak in our Calabrese dialect. I’ve lived in several parts of Italy and have [...] In my opinion,the Italian language is one of the sexiest languages in the world. I’ll admit,French is pretty smooth and the Spaniards are in the race as well (are they really though?) but lets face it,Italian is sexy and romantic. There are certain words and phrases in Italian that can make [...] Meet Dexter! He turned 1 this past September. D-dog is the reason I don’t get more work done. He’s an Italian black lab…ok,he’s actually an English black lab that knows Italian. He knows the following Italian words/phrases. prendi il guinzaglio siediti fai il bravo and of course vuoi mangiare? (it seems [...] | Heading to Calabria? Need a travel consultant,place to stay or some great ideas for what to do? Contact Bella Vita Travel Consulting in Catanzaro. | Joe Maruca welcomes you to Italyville where he writes and rants about growing up Italian in Massachusetts,his experiences living and working in Bologna,visits to the family's Olive farm in Calabria and everything along the way. In America we're considered Italian,in Italy we've become Americani... but we're always at home in Italyville. Italyville.com All Content,graphics and photos on Italyville.com are property of Italyville.com unless otherwise noted and can not be used without permission. All rights reserved. |