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Locating Italian Civil Records

Italiano Lorena Trapasso Hello, my name is Lorena Trapasso, I’m 39 years old and live in Calabria, Italy in the province of Catanzaro. Since 2007 I have been working with ICAP obtaining Italian Civil records, and my role is as…

Italian Citizenship through a Female Ancestor

Italian Citizenship through a Female Ancestor

If you are a US citizen with Italian ancestry you could be eligible for Italian citizenship by descent! Since the time of Italy’s unification, citizenship has derived by being born to an Italian parent not by being born in the Country.  This…

Moving to Italy

I was born in Rome, but spent the majority of life abroad, including Chicago where I met my husband. We recently moved to Rome, and the first few months were quite a learning experience. In this short series of posts…

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Advice for Americans Studying in Italy

Ah, la dolce vita. You’ve finally attained your dream of being able to study in Italy! Get together with friends and have a glass of prosecco! Congratulations! …Or are these celebrations happening too soon? Have you considered what really goes…

Italian Marriage Record_IRP Blog

Cercando gli atti italiani

English Lorena Trapasso Ciao, mi chiamo Lorena Trapasso, ho 39 anni e vivo in Italia in Calabria in provincia di Catanzaro. Dal 2007 lavoro con ICAP, dove negli ultimi anni il mio ruolo è questo: quando ICAP mi assegna una…

Hot Homemade Pepperoni Pizza

Pepperoni pizza and Neapolitan ice cream

Here we are with another post, this time dedicated to food (incidentally, the theme of EXPO, open now until October 31, 2015 in Milan).

Students ask many questions about linguistics, culture, and food: two most common questions from American students are appropriately about food: “How come in Italian pizzeria I get a pizza with vegetables when I order a pepperoni pizza?” and, “Why can’t I find Neapolitan ice cream in a gelateria?”

Hot Homemade Pepperoni Pizza

Pepperoni pizza and Neapolitan ice cream

English Eccoci a un nuovo post, questa volta dedicato al cibo (tema, tra l’altro, dell’EXPO presente fino al 31 ottobre 2015 a Milano). Gli studenti fanno sempre molte domande, linguistiche, culturali, alimentari; due domande frequenti da parte degli americani sono…

Italian Language Lessons

Does FIAT have fattorie? No, it has factories!

English Benvenuti sul blog di italiano: mi chiamo Michela, sono una teacher di italiano e vivo nella Italy’s finance-and-fashion capital (Milano, of course!). Parlo dunque italiano o italenglish? Ebbene sì, le parole inglesi sono usate ogni giorno da molti italiani…