Posted in Crazy Italy, Graffiti, Italian Politics, Italian TV on Mar 29th, 2008 8 Comments »
1) Why most of the people I know here keep their houses pristine from floor to ceiling, but the minute they step outside they have no qualms in regard to littering (not just wrappers but refrigerators, scooters and other large pieces of garbage), letting their dogs sh*t anywhere and everywhere, and nobody cleans up after [...]
Posted in Italian Politics, My Neighborhood, Videos on Dec 12th, 2007 3 Comments »
As Shelley posted we are in the middle of a week long strike. Last week the taxi drivers, train conductors and bus drivers walked off the job, and this week it is the truck drivers turn. They are unhappy due to rising fuel prices. Although this was a planned strike, the drivers have illegally been [...]
Posted in Italian Politics, Jessica on Oct 3rd, 2007 13 Comments »
After months and months of waiting, yours truly is now 100% legal! My Carta di Soggiorno is in my possession! Next steps are going to London (my prison sentence is over!) and then starting the process of getting citizenship.
It was actually a nice surprise because they initially told me when I applied that I had [...]
Posted in Italian Politics, Lose the Guidebook, Postcards from Rome on Jul 13th, 2007 1 Comment »
We decided to check out the Feste De L’Unità near Circo Massimo. I had a really good time. Not only did I eyewitness a transvestite brawling with some guy, I also found a hacky sack and a moo can toy that works by turning it upside down then right side up again. The moo sound [...]
Posted in American Stuff, Italian Politics on Jun 13th, 2007 No Comments »
Anyone with a TV and a quick look at the news would know that President Bush was in Europe last week, and more specific to this blog, in Rome. He didn’t exactly receive a rock star welcome here (as he did in Albania). In fact, 150,000 gathered to protest against Bush and my native countries [...]
