Ciao Bella Italia

As I close out our month in Italy, as always, I find myself looking back at the month and thinking of all the wonderful memories. Italy was amazing! While we stayed in Mirano, I visited a total of seven other cities; Venice, Naples, Sorrento, Pompeii,…

Family: Mirano, Italy

As I’ve said in previous posts, Mirano was a very small town and it was difficult to find any English-speaking locals. I can’t really tell you that I have a good understanding of family specifically in Italy, though I do feel like I got a…

Faith: Mirano, Italy

So I’m sure you will not be surprised to hear, Italy is majority Christians and adheres to the Catholic faith. I mean come on, the headquarters of the Catholic faith is the  Vatican City in Rome, which we did visit during our month in Italy.…

Food: Mirano, Italy

Mirano was a welcome change after Kyiv for food. I quickly found my way to the local PAM, which ended up becoming our go-to-market while in Mirano. We did find a few other smaller markets in-town, but we didn’t really shop at them. I think…

Marriage on the Road

Just a quick little post tonight about marriage.  To anyone wondering, marriage on the road is the exact same as marriage at home.  I love my husband dearly. He is a fantastic father and a loving husband. He’s driven, direct, and stubborn. He loves his…

Un Ottobre in Italia

Welcome to our lovely colonial house in Mirano, another great find on AirBNB. It took some convincing, but I talked Jim into a country house in Italy. We are in a small town called Mirano, which is about 45-mins outside of Venice. We actually arrived…