Who said it would be easy?
/We decided we’d swap our year around the world for a more pandemic-compliant year based in Spello and then the virus ground in deeper and the EU said, “thanks but no thanks.”
Read MoreWe decided we’d swap our year around the world for a more pandemic-compliant year based in Spello and then the virus ground in deeper and the EU said, “thanks but no thanks.”
Read MoreThe book was going to be about how people open the day through breakfast, around the world. Now? It’s all about finding doors thrown open to welcome our family. So welcome to the working title of my next book.
Read MoreReally hope planning the rest of this year abroad is not this challenging.
Read MoreWhat’s that thing God does when you make a plan? Oh, right, maniacal laughter ensues.
Read MoreWill our search for a Balkan destination lead us…out of the Balkans?
Read MoreRomance, danger, neon lights, sandy vistas—this trip is turning into something infinitely more evocative than any fiction I could write.
Read MoreHow we decided on our next adventure and what we’re envisioning as we hatch our plans.
Read MoreWebsite for Michelle Damiani, author of Il Bel Centro: A Year in the Beautiful Center, the funny and heartfelt memoir of an American family living in Spello, as well as Santa Lucia, a page-turner set on the Umbria border.
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