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Do something to make yourself SMILE!
Once, I found myself in a long, sluggish line of increasingly disgruntled travelers at Rome’s Fiumicino Airport. As each person neared the smartly dressed, ever-so-slightly aloof (part of the feminine...
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Yes, Let us Party Like an Etruscan!
This suggestion may seem counterintuitive amidst a zeitgeist of hard times, but instead, it is all the more urgent to declare an impromptu festa –at least once a month–as a way to boost your morale....
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For the love of “lo sport” (or why sharing fun is good for you!)
Still popping antacids from the overload of fried dough, buffalo wings, chili dogs, and chips? I am referring, of course to America’s gatherings of friends, fun, and food for the love of lo sport—The...
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Italians call it “Allegria”; You can call it your pathway to serenity
I certainly wouldn’t blame you if you didn’t know how important cheerfulness is to your social, personal, and work life. How could you have? After all, just as the name Antonio Meucci is conspicuously...
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Divertirsi, Drop Your Chores, and Just Go Have Fun!
The Girlfriends, Hard at Play! Did you know that having fun can be good for your health ? Laughter and a joyful mood is like a soothing balm for the body and mind. At Yale, I teach cardiac study...
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Find drama in the details of your everyday routine.
Brunelleschi’s duomo 15th century architect Filippo Brunelleschi who worked on his famous Duomo of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence for over sixteen years. His design was revolutionary and is still...
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How to Create the Experience of Italian “Sagra”
Courtesy: NTR24 “Castelpagano” Throughout Italy, especially during the summer and fall months, it is common to happen upon a local “sagra”. A sagra is usually an entire weekend event created around the...
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Save One Event for “Speciale”
The NYC “automat” When I was a kid, each year on my birthday, my father packed us all in the car and drove us to NYC for lunch at the “automat”. It was a magical event, with little food displays that I...
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Italian Anti-Aging Secret: La Notte Bianca
Photo courtesy: voiaganto.it ” Notte Bianca Roma” The phrase itself refers to a sleepless night, but “la notte bianca” has come to mean this in a good sense. A festivale sense. A community party about...
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