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in ColumnsColumn: the secrets of Bologna
"Ecco, le chiavi," says Francesca, handing me the keys to her apartment in Bologna. Her house, but now I'm living there too, for a week. A whole week! And I'm not here as a tourist; no, I'm a student in this university town, also known as "La Dotta" (the learned one) because it's home to the oldest […] More
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Column: Femicide in Italy: figures, examples and approach
Over the past few months, my newsfeed has been filled with reports of women murdered by their (ex-)partners. And as often happens when something is in the news, everyone had something to say: according to some, women provoke it themselves, others, there's not enough help from the authorities, and again […] More
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Column: drinking coffee in Sardinia
"A normal cappuccino, a cappuccino dec and two cups of water, please." This is my standard line whenever we're in Sardinia (or on mainland Italy, which is called il continente here). Unlike in the Netherlands, I can order a dec everywhere here, short for decaffeinato, so without caffeine. The only question I […] More
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Column: open air swimming in Italy
Italians are known for not being very punctual. Especially when it comes to arriving on time for an appointment. For us Dutch people, this is always surprising. We show up at 17.00:XNUMX p.m. for an aperitif, a concert or another appointment. We always realize: we might as well have […] More
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Column: working in the garden of our cottage in Sardinia
It’s been almost a year since we bought a little house in Sardinia, for the holidays. Now you think: nice! And it is nice. Only: there is grass growing, lots of grass. In the garden behind the house and in front of the house and next to the house. Not to mention the adjacent land […] More
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