So I’ve returned to live (and work) in the USA. A number of people, particularly US immigration officers, have said: “Welcome home.” I am grateful for their friendly intentions, but “home” is not what the US represents for me. I’ve lived here only about a third of my life to date. [more]
Once again, I’m doing something unusual: leaving my husband behind in Italy while I move (mostly) to the US for work. [more]
A few days ago I posted a message on the Expats in Italy forum about the fact that I am (partially) leaving Italy to take a job in the US. This has engendered much discussion, and has raised some points that I want to expand on. [more]
…It was on Greta Christina’s blog that I learned about a new way to share love and traffic among like-minded blogs, called a BlogCarnival. My own piece on Raising a Non-Believer was hosted soon thereafter by The Humanist Symposium, and now I’m doing my bit in return… [more]
When I first went to India in 1977, there wasn’t a lot to buy anywhere in the country. The basics - food, clothing, shelter, transport - were all available, but the consumer goods industry was severely undeveloped, thanks to a government attitude of “Be Indian, Buy Indian”, enforced by high import tariffs and strict foreign exchange controls. [more
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When we moved to Lecco, we consolidated the contents of our household from Milan with Enrico’s parents’ stuff from their apartment in Rome… [more
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I have written before about shopping in Delhi; here I’ll add some more details and tips, organized by location. [more]
…Outside the window is a small, presumably ancient tomb, I have no idea whose, another of Delhi’s many semi-abandoned Mughal relics…. [more]
The weather is cold, damp, and grey - it’s definitely time to leave the Himalayan foothills for warmer climes. [more]
image: detail of installation by Bronwyn Lace