Ross self-portrait
What's This All About?
I'm Deirdré Straughan. This site collects my writings, photos, and videos - mostly about living in Italy and travelling in Italy (and elsewhere). But there are also sections on food, technology, my career, my life, the unusual school I attended in India, and what I think about it all - in short: my life in Italy, India, the Internet, and other countries beginning with I. You may not agree with everything I say (intelligent disagreement and other feedback welcome!), but I hope you enjoy reading it anyway.
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What's Updated
Apr 21 Learn Italian in Signs - new signs and translations added
Apr 21 Funny Italian Surnames - new photos and names added
Mar 2 Photo of the Day
Feb 6 Libera Nos Domine - music added
Jan 12 Coming Out (expanded)
Jan 5 Site Stats (finally!)
Jan 4 Italy's Postal Embarassment
Site Archives
Chronological archive
Former front page photos
This Time in...
2002 Slow Food, Good Wine, Hot Baths, "Lagaan" movie review
2003 Making Friends in Italy - With Italians, and Others
2004 Celebrity, Dancing Horses - The Lipizzaner Stallions
2005 “What Do You Do?” - Defining Oneself in Terms of Work - Not in Italy
Italian Restaurant Tips - Customs and Etiquette When Dining Out in Italy
Website Experiments - Making Money from a Content-Rich Personal Site
2007 Italian Dictionary |
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What's New
Apr 24 Ross: Artist and Cheerleader
Apr 23 Italian Newspaper Headlines 11
Apr 22 Everyday Italian: Signs of the Times 5
Apr 21 Leaving Italy: The Practicalities
Apr 20 Italian Wall Graffiti
Apr 18 Everyday Italian: Signs of the Times 4
Apr 17 New Song: Parco Sempione - updated with translation of Milanese dialect
Apr 15 Italian Newspaper Headlines 10
Apr 13 Coming "Home" to America
Apr 11 New Song: Gli Ostacoli del Cuore
Apr 10 New Song: L'Emozione Non Ha Voce
Apr 8 New Song: Dieci Ragazze
Apr 7 New Song: Con il Nastro Rosa
Apr 6 New Song: Emozioni
Apr 4 My New Sun Blog
Mar 26 Ross' Character
Mar 26 Woodstock School's The Taming of the Shrew
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