Month: December 2025

With the Vatican having cancelled on us, figuring out the last day of 2025 became a bit of a scramble. Over dinner last night, the

“Can you just stop reading the signs?” Ailyn asked crying. “We’re almost done, Sweetie,” I said. “But no, we need to look at the signs.

“I love Giselda!” Sennen said when we decided to head to our new favorite eatery for “breakfast” – which is for Ailyn and me is

“This is the highlight of my day!” Ailyn said as she and Sennen held on to the handrail in the Naples Metro. They laughed and

Everyday, the kids learn something. “My big takeaway from Italy – they love orange (flavor)!” Sennen said while trying a pastry. Today, he was not

“I’m feeling really overwhelmed and I want to leave and never come back to this square!” Sennen said in the Piazza Navona. One of Rome’s

At 1 pm, I decided to push for a walk. After waking at 10 and laying in bed until 10:30, I opened up the shutters,

Although Christmas is not my holiday, I can embrace it in a sense. In a world where nothing seems to stop and everyone communicates constantly,

Today, for the first time, when buying some Christmas cookies at a small, but amazing looking bakery I transacted solely in Italian. Not that I

Sennen had an emotional breakdown over tuna. Not tuna salad or canned tuna, but an actual piece of fresh tuna. My moment of crisis was