The Story of Angela Grassi and Giuseppe Forelli, and the American Family They Never Meant to Create They were born just 30 miles apart in the misty valleys of Bergamo province, but they came from entirely different worlds. She was the daughter of a family in Schilpario — a literate, proud Alpine village with its…
Waking up in the middle of the night, heart pounding. Staring off into the distance during the day. Is this early onset menopause? No! It’s trip anxiety, or in my case, ancestry trip anxiety. My emotions before my ancestry trip to Italy is like being on a rollercoaster. Almost a year ago, I decided to…
Are you traveling for a month in Italy and starting to freak out about packing? Same. I’ve been planning my ancestry trip for a year and suddenly it’s two weeks away and I’m not ready. How does that even happen? This trip is different from any I’ve taken before. I’ll be based in one apartment…
Yes—you can learn Italian by watching TV with a few important caveats. You’ve probably heard people say they learned English just by watching TV. And often, it’s true… to a point. But when you dig a little deeper, you’ll usually find they were under 12 years old and clocked hundreds of hours in front of…
You want to speak Italian, right? And not just speak Italian, but stay connected to Italy and feel immersed in the language and culture everyday. But you don’t live in Italy. And a trip (if you’re lucky) two weeks a year is not making you fluent. In fact, you’re hoping you can remember how to…
You’re all fired up for your Italy ancestry trip, right? But then a thought pops into your head. Do Italians like Americans from the United States coming to explore their roots and look for cousins? The short answer is yes, but hey, have you ever heard Italians give a short answer? Let me give you…
