Vigilance is Needed More than Ever in the Coronavirus Crisis
Now is NOT the time to relax! I get it. I want to be done with the coronavirus crisis. I'm desperate for life to return [...]
Partial Coronavirus Measures Don’t Work
What we're witnessing in Italy with the coronavirus crisis seems to bear this out. We'd hoped we'd be starting to see, through the coronavirus measures [...]
A Glimmer of Hope in the Midst of the Coronavirus Crisis?
Vo, a small town just outside of Padova might show the way... I feel war-weary, waking up to mounting cases and death tolls in this [...]
Are we waking up too late to the silent spread of the coronavirus?
Italy has been on lockdown but trains are still carrying people south. And most probably the coronavirus with them. Yes, even though the train schedules [...]
Which is Worse? The Coronavirus or the Blame Virus?
The latter certainly doesn't help the former. I woke up this morning, hoping to see that The President of the United States, in his address [...]
The Coronavirus Chaos in Italy
As of yesterday all of Italy is on lockdown as a result of the coronavirus In a matter of days, life here in Italy has [...]
When the Unexpected Arrives
And the unexpected is happening right now. I'm feeling it and seeing it more acutely being here in Veneto, one of the "hot spot" regions [...]
Guardia Medica – Urgent Care, Italian Style
My sister has been visiting us here in Rome. After a couple of days of acclimating to the time change, her voice starting getting hoarse, [...]
At Last! My Tessera Sanitaria – Italian Health Care
At last! My Tessera Sanitaria card showing enrollment in Italy’s National Health Plan. After almost two years of living in Italy as an expat [...]