Our return to the States is still a bit over three weeks away, but a shift as big as this takes some time to prepare for, so I’ve already begun to plan. Specifically, I’m trying to decide which European...

Michelle worried that the pictures in the La Vida Firenze post made our apartment look dreary, which it is not. I therefore present to you the results of her improved photo shoot: Now isn’t that nicerer?

We’ve been learning bits of idiomatic Italian, both verbal and physical, from the people we’ve been meeting. For example, you know we say “break a leg” in English to mean “good luck”? Well, Italians have the same superstition that...

We’ve been living in Florence for just over a week now and are settling into the pleasant rhythms of our days. We’ve rented a spacious and warm two bedroom apartment in the heart of the city (right here on...

I hope this doesn’t sound corny or anything, cuz it’s just true. Moments after we stepped off the train into Florence, we both immediately felt we had found the place we were looking for, somewhere we could settle down...

Best…Hot Springs…Ever! What’s usually wrong with hot springs? Lots! Par example: Crowded Pools to shallow, you have to contort yourself to actually submerge Water flow inadequate, stagnates with the slough of a hundred people’s acne and eczema Stench of...