Writings of a Dreamer

Stories of Italy…🇮🇹

A collection of stories and experiences set amidst my favourite country.

  • What’s it all about, Italy?

    “I’m so homesick for Italy that when I write about it it has that something about it that you only get in a love letter” (Hemingway to James Gable, 3 March 1919). Was it at age 7, during a boat… Continue reading

    What’s it all about, Italy?

  • What I learned as an au pair…🇮🇹

    ‘Au pair’, as defined by the OED, is ‘a young foreign person. This person is typically a woman who helps with housework and childcare in exchange for board and lodging’. This OED definition is like all others; it does not… Continue reading

    What I learned as an au pair…🇮🇹