Where does the Italian saying “Smoking Like a Turk” comes from?
One of the things I first noticed in Italy was that people smoked a lot. Although they have this phrase “Smoking like a Turk”. ¿Who smokes the most? Additionally, being a non smoker it’s sometimes a big problem because tobacco kills nearly 6 million people each year, from which 600,000 are the result of non-smokers […]
Doing The Right Things
Story short, I want to buy a scooter. The details? I must go through hell to do so. Truth is that unfortunately the more bureaucratic a country is, the more the people try to get around procedures to achieve what they need. These going-around is not necessarily illegal, but not the right thing either. In […]
I’m Only Happy When it Rains
I love Sundays, and I find a quiet rainy one particularly special, I’m happy when it rains. Today I woke up not late (around noon, you judge) after a nice evening with a Mx friend walking around a very popular zone in the East of Rome and then to a “centro sociale” near the main […]
Gifts from India & México: Santa Claus is there!
Indian & Mexican Santa Claus just came into Italy with gifts. The best way to feel a bit at home! Expat, digital nomad, or whatever its called, I’ve been living in different countries and cities over the last 12 years. One of the best parts is to get gifts from abroad to make you feel […]
Indian Week: Met in Bangalore, reunited in Rome
This week is randomly particular (and fun) because my best friend in Bangalore visited me in Rome and we were around together with his girlfriend and my ex-roommate from India who now works here as well. On Thursday I have another friend from Paris, who I met in Bangalore as well, coming to spend some […]
St. Valentine’s: The story behind the tradition of February 14th
Where does the tradition of St. Valentine’s comes from? It is interesting to start saying that in 1969 there was a revision of the Roman Catholic Calendar of Saints, from which St. Valentine was removed by Pope Paul VI. Although Valentine (Valentinus in Latin) is the name of al least three saints or priests in […]