This past Monday marked two years of my moving [permanently] to Italy. If you’re new here, you can head to this post to see what I mean! It’s been the wildest of rides–relief followed by uncertainty; clarity followed by confusion;…

  Last weekend marked exactly one year since I left New York to move to Milano. This weekend, though, I’m celebrating the first birthday of Diary of a Duel Citizen! When I first studied in Rome seven (?!) years ago,…

Hello, old friend! Buona domenica, and buon 2019 🙂 I can’t believe it’s been 2+ months since I last posted something on here, but it’s a new year and I vow to be more consistent with my blog. So, my…

“Where are you from?” “How did you learn to speak Italian?” “What’s your story?” “So, are you American or Italian?!” These are some of the questions I’m faced with often here, but I honestly don’t mind answering them. My response…

You are an immigrant. You pondered it for a while. You packed your life in a couple of suitcases. You kissed your loved ones goodbye. You left your homeland. Then, You arrived in the States by boat, plane or foot.…

The day I received my Italian citizenship was, I kid you not, probably one of the happiest days of my life. I decided back in 2014 that I eventually would want to move to Italy; so, that fall, I began…