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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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Gabe, Veneto, worldschooling
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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I am grateful for family and the awesome beauty of our world (and how Gabe’s hair in the wind illustrates for us how these peaks formed).
The longer I live, the more I value process. If I don’t enjoy the process, the product doesn’t matter. Which is why I created my Gift Guide for Italy Lovers. Because I don’t want to feel stressed and harried when I’m getting g
Oh hello there parrot on my porch. Fancy meeting you here! Just one of the wondrous surprises on Mount Tamborine.
There can be no greater sign of how thoroughly I sank into Australia than the fact that while in Noosa I bought myself two summer dresses. Completely forgetting that at home, we’re veering into winter. So imagine my surprise when we got to the
I can’t stop remembering my trip to Rome in October. The colors, the flavors, the history, THE CATS…what a destination. What is your favorite thing about the eternal city?
I am grateful for family and the awesome beauty of our world (and how Gabe’s hair in the wind illustrates for us how these peaks formed). The longer I live, the more I value process. If I don’t enjoy the process, the product doesn’t matter. Which is why I created my Gift Guide for Italy Lovers. Because I don’t want to feel stressed and harried when I’m getting g
As you can tell by now, Australia surpassed all expectations and frankly left me breathless. I’ve shown you a dynamic city, a stunning coastline to hike with a pristine (and empty) beach, a misty otherworld, but up until now I’ve only hin
Oh hello there parrot on my porch. Fancy meeting you here! Just one of the wondrous surprises on Mount Tamborine. There can be no greater sign of how thoroughly I sank into Australia than the fact that while in Noosa I bought myself two summer dresses. Completely forgetting that at home, we’re veering into winter. So imagine my surprise when we got to the
 
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”