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First Paris Then Rome

First Paris Then Rome

http://www.firstparisthenrome.com

A blog about life, parenting, culture, politics, language, education and anything else, all from the perpsective of a Canadian expatriated from France and living in Rome, Italy

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  • The New and Improved...

    Posted on Friday March 7th, 2008 at 09:23

    Hi there!Please visit my new blog at The Globetrotter Parent....

  • Why won't my child answer me in English?

    Posted on Tuesday March 4th, 2008 at 03:31 in languages, multilingualism

    Over the years, I have had the opportunity to meet many "transplanted" moms. Unlike "expat" moms who are just in a foreign country for a defined term, transplanted moms have effectively immigrated to the country and adopted it as their new home. Ofte...

  • Les vacances scolaires

    Posted on Wednesday February 27th, 2008 at 07:00 in winter, the bambina, vacations and getaways

    It is les vacances scolaires in the French school system (16 February to 2 March!!). The Frenchman and I spent one week skiing in the Dolomites. While we were skiing, between falling down and sobbing to the poor ski instructor, "I want my mommy!", th...

  • A week in Austria

    Posted on Monday February 25th, 2008 at 07:38 in bella italia, vacations and getaways

    Well, not really. In fact, we were in that very northern, mountainous part of Italy called the Sudtirol. But it might as well have been Austria. The people speak German (their mother tongue - they only learn Italian at school), the landscape and arch...

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    Posted on Friday February 8th, 2008 at 08:29 in languages, the bambina, multilingualism

    Just a couple of days ago, the Bambina and I had the pleasure of meeting Everyday Yogini and her little bambina, Clara, who happens to be just three months younger than the Bambina.Now, apart from listening to me, the Bambina doesn't get much other e...

  • carnevale vs halloween

    Posted on Tuesday February 5th, 2008 at 03:26 in american culture, italian culture

    One of the things that thrills me about living in Europe is that they don't do Halloween here. Now, most of my American and Canadian friends looooove Halloween. You just mention the word and they sink into the abyss of nostalgia, relaying to you a ...

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This blog is currently rated a 5.00 out of a possible 5 based on 3 comments.

5 stars howard binkow

I am the CEO of the We Do Listen Non Profit Foundation. We offer free animated books, games and songs to help children learn how to listen, feel good about themselves and deal with bullies. Please visit us at www.wedolisten.com and tell your friends.

Thank you,
Howard Binkow

Posted: December 26th, 2008 | Report This Comment

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5 stars EricSpot

Very Nice

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jfranzone

5 stars Jonathan Franzone

Very good down-to-earth blog about the adventures of a new mommy in Rome. There are a lot of neat pictures of the area and plenty of humor and stories. Great job!

Posted: July 16th, 2007 | More Reviews From jfranzone | Report This Comment

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