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Italian drivers and the poison beach
Briana returned from Finland and decided to continue taking Italian lessons. Although La Parola was a great school, she decided to see what other options may be available. She learned of a brand new school “monnolisa”, that offered very competitive rates and smaller class sizes so she signed up for Read more…
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Nephew visit
During Briana’s trip to Finland, my nephew Justin came to visit me in Florence. It timing worked out kind of funny. Briana’s trip had been planned months prior and Justin purchased his tickets about 3 weeks before visiting. I had given him a broad window in which he could visit Read more…
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Lucca and the Comune
Since we had gathered some forward progress with my permesso di soggiorno and my fingerprints, we continued to press on with the documentation to establish my residency in Firenze. Being registered with the Comune requires a visit from the police as we’ve mentioned in previous post. Briana’s confirmation of residence happened Read more…
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Tuscan Summer
After the visit with Briana’s sisters and Kristina, it was time to start being a little more frugal. Entertaining can get a little costly when you are traveling from city to city. We decided to spend the next few weeks having local outings and taking advantage of all the free Read more…
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Sister’s visit
The Monday after my mom’s visit, Javier and I decided to resume our Italian lessons. My sisters and my Finnish friend Kristiina would be arriving for their visit in 2 short weeks, which gave us the perfect amount of time to rededicate ourselves to our lessons. After being away from Read more…
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Mom’s Visit
Moving a cat to a new continent is not an easy task (as we previously learned). My mother had to jump through some ridiculous hoops to get all the documentation and the airline approved pet carrier to move Meka across the pond. Thankfully she was successful. Meka and my mother Read more…
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Briana’s Birthday
Briana’s birthday was a very exciting time for the both of us. Between hot springs and all the amazing food Italy has to offer, we have been indulgent to say the least but we always treat ourselves to something extra special for our birthdays. This year we decided to travel Read more…
DAY TRIPS FROM TUSCANY
Terme San Fillipo, Castiglione d’Orcia
Driving in Tuscany is as magical as everyone says it is, and our 2½ hour drive flew by. It was close to the end of March and springtime was coming into full bloom. We found ourselves surrounded with rolling hills and valleys amongst the vibrant colors of life, our eyes Read more…
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Firenze Questura
Javier and I felt a renewed sense of freedom and purpose after finalizing my official residence in Florence and finally picking up our new car. To make things even better we now had enough documentation to begin the process for Javier’s Italian visa known lovingly as the permesso di soggiorno. Read more…
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Learning Italian and making friends
After Briana was confirmed for residence in Firenze we knew that she would soon be able to obtain her ID card, and we were continuing to build some positive momentum. The fact that Briana and I don’t speak Italian has been the greatest obstacle when dealing with all the government Read more…