Category Archives: English

Eleonora Vieri, Part II:  Becoming a Teacher

Posted on April 23, 2020 by babbityjean

This is the second article in a 3-part series based on an interview with my teacher and editor of my articles, Eleonora Vieri.  Last week, Eleonora gave a first-hand account of the pandemic in Italy.  This week she talks about … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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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