IT and US: Welcome to Biblioteca Italiana Seattle
WTI Magazine #37 2014 July, 2Author : Biblioteca Italiana Seattle Translation by: How can you promote Italian culture in the United States? A group of volunteers in Seattle, WA, believes that books can offer a great contribution in this direction. Therefore, a few months ago, they decided to start a library and collect books written...
Italian language: To go or not to go, that is the question
WTI Magazine #47 2014 November, 12Author : Manuela Bianchi for learnitalygroup.com Translation by: The use of the verb "andare" (to go) opens another interesting bracket on the Italian language, that deserves a little attention. For clarity, let's start with the basics and reveal the first meaning of this verb in its simple form: "an...
Studying (in) Italy: 3 Inventions that Shaped the History of Ancient Rome
WTI Magazine #72 2015 November 13Author : John Cabot University Translation by: Many inventions that we take for granted today – from roadways to concrete and even our calendar – have their origins in the ancient world. Some were invented in Ancient Rome, and others were perfected by the Empire as it absorbed technologies from the ci...
Italian report: Living and Doing Business in Italy - part 1
WTI Magazine #75 2016 January 18Author : Italian Notariat Translation by: The Guide entitled "Living and Doing Business in Italy" was created by the Italian Notariat to meet the needs of Italy's new economic scenarios and to inform foreign citizens about operations that in Italy by law require the intervention of a notary, who is a publ...
Italian cuisine: Watermelon Salad with Quartirolo cheese
WTI Magazine #82 2016 August 19Author : Paola Lovisetti Scamihorn Translation by: This is a refreshing, easy, fast and healthy recipe. It is summer in a bowl: savory and sweet at the same time. As improbable as it might sound, this combination is delicious. It is prepared with watermelon, celery, Taggiasche olives and quartirolo chee...
Great Italians of the Past: Alessandro Volta
WTI Magazine #85 2016 November 21Author : Giovanni Verde Translation by: The inventions and discoveries of Alessandro Volta have provided this Italian scientist fame and an immense popularity. Indeed, the invention of a device that would generate electricity without the help of an external power supply, aka the battery, represented a...
IT and US: Pinocchio in Manhattan
WTI Magazine #21 2014 Mar, 14Author : Italytheatre Translation by: There is a new workshop for schools in town!Created by italytheater, with the extraordinary partnership of the Fondazione Nazionale Carlo Collodi and based on a new script by Paolo Tartamella, Pinocchio in Manhattan is the first workshop where kids of the age 6-11 get...
Italian art: Venice Architecture Biennale 2014
WTI Magazine #37 2014 July, 2Author : Enrico De Iulis Translation by: The title of the XIV edition of the Venice Architecture Biennale is "Fundamentals" and is curated by the always controversial Dutch architect Rem Koolhass. In contrast to previous editions, the main theme of the event wants to be just the self-retreat, the look at...
Italian Sport: Golden Italy, Superbike and Karate
WTI Magazine #47 2014 November, 12Author : Simone Callisto Manca Translation by: In this issue of our magazine we will focus on two so-called "minor" sports, which lately are being very appreciated by Italian fans: Superbike and Karate. In this time of the year, approaching winter, many sports go "dormant" or are still far from sprin...
Studying (in) Italy: Leaving Rome, all that I’ll Miss
WTI Magazine #52 2015 January, 23Author : Matthew Lofstrom Translation by: After spending four months in Rome, I have now returned back to my life as a student in the United States. For the last two weeks I was abroad, internally, I felt that I was ready to come home. However, upon landing in Philadelphia, I immediately began missing...
Italian wine: The variety of Italian wines
WTI Magazine #72 2015 November 13Author : Jennifer Gentile Martin for www.vinotravelsitaly.com Translation by: Variety is one of the reasons why I developed a huge love for the wines of Italy. Italy has hundreds of native indigenous varietals, plus international grapes as well. Of course, to the average consumer wine can be completel...
Great Italians of the Past: Pietro Mennea
WTI Magazine #82 2016 August 19Author : Giovanni Verde Translation by: The XXXI Olympic Games of the Modern Era in Rio de Janeiro give us an opportunity to tell the life of Pietro Mennea, an Italian man who was first of all an athlete, and then became the symbol of the Italian tenacity and versatility. He graduated four times in his...