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Congratulations and Condolences: How to Celebrate and Commiserate

by rebeccawinke | Thu, 07/16/2020 - 08:36

In normal years, summer is a season of congratulations. Weddings abound, graduations fill up our weekend calendars, and the annual “baby boom” of summer…

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Rich decorated walls and ceiling of the Basilica di San Vitale in Ravenna, Italy

Unesco Sites of Italy: Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna

by Silvia Donati | Mon, 07/13/2020 - 05:48

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Hilly landscape with vineyards in the Langhe Piedmont Italy

Unesco Sites of Italy: Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont - Langhe-Roero and Monferrato

by Silvia Donati | Mon, 07/06/2020 - 03:00

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How Old Are You_ How to Express Age (Or Other States of Being) in Italian

by rebeccawinke | Thu, 07/02/2020 - 05:58

Expressing a state of being is one of the most important and fundamental uses of language. How you are feeling in a specific moment (hungry, cold, sad) and…

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Unesco Sites of Italy: City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto

by Silvia Donati | Mon, 06/29/2020 - 05:32

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Saracen arches and Byzantine mosaics in the Palatine Chapel of the Royal Palace in Palermo, Sicily

Unesco Sites of Italy: Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalú and Monreale

by Silvia Donati | Mon, 06/22/2020 - 08:16

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Quarantine and Other Words That Originated in Venice

by rebeccawinke | Thu, 06/18/2020 - 04:31

You may not know it, but you have almost certain spoken Venetian over the past few months. Any discussion of the current world health crisis inevitably circles…

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5 Reasons to Take an Italian Online Course Right Now

by Georgette Jupe | Tue, 06/16/2020 - 00:29

For many of us in lockdown, it was a time to reflect on how we might better spend our time. How to finally tackle that passion that isn’t work-related and that…

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