Category Archives: Abitudini

Eleonora Vieri, Parte I–A First-Hand Account of the Pandemia in Italy

Posted on April 16, 2020 by babbityjean

Eleonora Vieri is my teacher and editor.  She corrects nearly every post that I write for this blog.  I met her several years ago and came to learn that she teaches the Italian language to foreigners.  But what makes her … Continue reading →

Posted in Abitudini, educazione, English, Foto, Italia, La Gente, La Lingua, Toscana, Umbria | 3 Comments

Santa Rosalia: Una storia dentro una storia

Posted on April 9, 2020 by babbityjean

Di recente, il critico d’arte Jason Farago ha scritto una storia sul New York Times intitolato “Il santo che ha fermato un’epidemia è bloccato al Met”. Racconta della sua visita solitaria al Metropolitan Museum of Art di New York per … Continue reading →

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Saint Rosalia:  A Story within a Story

Posted on April 9, 2020 by babbityjean

Recently, art critic Jason Farago wrote a story in The New York Times entitled “The Saint Who Stopped an Epidemic Is on Lockdown at the Met.”  In it he tells of his lonely visit to the Metropolitan Museum of Art … Continue reading →

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