A Bittersweet Goodbye

Please join me in a toast: "To the Future, and very fond farewell to Quasi Italiana!" As each day my Italian life fades away, I find I can no longer call myself a quasi Italiana now that I am back in the U.S.A.

There have been some great times and some not so great times. Mostly I posted about the things that were interesting, fun, inspiring to me or simply made me happy.

A moment of full disclosure: Some days I felt I was drowning in Italy... maybe it was the country, or the difference of culture and perhaps it was the language, which admittedly is absolutely beautiful. But for a foreigner, it can be very frustrating. Blogging in my mother tongue was absolutely what I needed, so that I could communicate with others without feeling inadequate or stupid. Some days it was so great to have a "voice" because as a stranger in a strange land I often felt invisible, alone.

But beyond all this, blogging has been such a treat! I have made some very special blogging friends, and have been made to feel a part of your lives, even if only as a spectator. Even though I am saying arrivederci to Quasi Italiana!, I am continuing to blog. So if you think you will miss me, don't fret, I am only a blog away. Ciao, a presto!

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Edited to add:  This was the end of my very first blog, mostly documenting our life in Italy.