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Michelle Damiani

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March 06, 2022

Medieval People Were Wacky

March 06, 2022/ Gabe Damiani
Medieval People Were Wacky

Gabe’s final essay, focused on his admiration of medieval people’s customs and culture.

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worldschooling
September 03, 2021

Learning a Language

September 03, 2021/ Gabe Damiani
Learning a Language

Gabe’s report of how he learned Italian. Twice.

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April 12, 2021

A door in Venice

April 12, 2021/ Gabe Damiani
A door in Venice

What Gabe found behind an unassuming door in Venice.

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Veneto
April 12, 2021

To Subasio!

April 12, 2021/ Gabe Damiani
To Subasio!

Gabe writes about what he learned on Monte Subasio.

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Spello, Monte Subasio
January 21, 2021

The Rising Tides of Venice

January 21, 2021/ Gabe Damiani
The Rising Tides of Venice

Gabe’s worldschooling project during our week in Venice.

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December 02, 2020

Why do olive trees live so long?

December 02, 2020/ Gabe Damiani
Why do olive trees live so long?

Gabe’s schooling continues as he answers the question: “Why do olive trees live so long?”

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November 09, 2020

Letters from Etruria

November 09, 2020/ Gabe Damiani
Letters from Etruria

Gabe’s imagining of a correspondence between Etruscan and Greek potters.

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July 02, 2019

Lithuani-what?

July 02, 2019/ Gabe Damiani
Lithuani-what?

Gabe writes about discovering a love for Lithuania.

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Gabe, Lithuania, Global Year
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Michelle Damiani

Website 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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One day Brisbane, the next day…THIS. Australia, oh how I love you.
Confession: I spent years having no real clue how my husband pulled a paycheck. Sure, if asked what he did at a party, I’d wave my hand airily as I recited words like “software” “programmer” “developer” &ldqu
I’m not sure I would have chosen Brisbane for our base if Keith’s conference hadn’t plopped us here, but man am I glad it did! Brisbane has the friendly vibe of a hometown but with skyscrapers, excellent coffee, steaks which are rat
I knew Australia boasted interesting birds, but I had no idea how much that changed, not just the visual field, but the soundtrack. Imagine walking through the woods and hearing….THIS. All the time, different kinds of calls, all fascinating. I
Lest you think Noosa is just pretty beaches.
I’ll never forget this walk along Noosa’s coastline. Especially the beach so empty we decided to fling ourselves into the ocean in our clothes for the sheer pleasure of floating in these clear waters. Also, excellent tide pool exploration
One day Brisbane, the next day…THIS. Australia, oh how I love you. Confession: I spent years having no real clue how my husband pulled a paycheck. Sure, if asked what he did at a party, I’d wave my hand airily as I recited words like “software” “programmer” “developer” &ldqu I’m not sure I would have chosen Brisbane for our base if Keith’s conference hadn’t plopped us here, but man am I glad it did! Brisbane has the friendly vibe of a hometown but with skyscrapers, excellent coffee, steaks which are rat
 
Festival participant, speaking about “Il Bel Centro: A Year in the Beautiful Center”

Festival participant, speaking about “Il Bel Centro: A Year in the Beautiful Center”

Featured speaker on panel discussing Romance for “Santa Lucia”

Featured speaker on panel discussing Romance for “Santa Lucia”