I’m a US citizen, but I lived and raised my daughter Rossella (now 22) in Italy for 17 years. I left Italy in 2008 while Ross was at boarding school in India, and subsequently separated from my Italian husband (we were already geographically apart – he did not follow me to the US). My daughter … Continue reading Viva la Mamma? Motherhood, Menopause & Culture→
House numbers in Milan and many other cities are usually standard and boring, like this:Â . But sometimes you find interesting and unusual ones, so I’ve decided to collect them.
All my videos [to 2007] are listed here in reverse chronological order of the date they were shot, newest on top. To visit the related web page, click on the title. To download the video, right-click on the video filename and select “Save Link As” or “Save Target As”. Work in progress – there are … Continue reading Index of Videos→
above: Here where the Archbishop of Milan held court, where with the bitter duel of Ramengo and Lupo amidst the jokes and songs of Tremacoldo, T. Grossi [the author?] gave a life of courtesy and tragic passions to Ottorino and Bice, a faithful portrait of an ungrateful age in which will dominate the figure of … Continue reading Learn Italian Through Signs→
About Me I’m Deirdré Straughan. A great deal about my personal and professional life is available on my site, Countries Beginning with I. I have been a community manager since long before the title existed, first for the Italian startup I worked for in Milan, then for Adaptec (when it bought us), then for Adaptec’s … Continue reading Introducing Your SmartOS Community Manager→
Deirdré Straughan on Italy, India, the Internet, the world, and now Australia