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  WTI Magazine #84    2016 October 17Author : Elda Buonanno Foley      Translation by:   In my latest trip to Italy a month ago, I encountered an old acquaintance of mine who, I later discovered, had just recently lost her husband. What was surprising and, in a way, remindful of the old character of Italian traditions, was that she was wearing "...

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  WTI Magazine #74    2015 December 11Author : Elda Buonanno Foley      Translation by:   I am looking forward to discussing this topic while continuing the conversation based on the famous line already mentioned [See Part 1 and Part 2 in the previous editions of the magazine]("A people made of artists, poets, saints, philosophers, scientists an...

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  WTI Magazine #66    2015 August, 21Author : Elda Buonanno Foley      Translation by:   When you ask for the bill at an Italian restaurant, you might raise your eyebrows by seeing an item called "pane e coperto". With this, we indicate the fee related to having eaten at the restaurant and for having had the pre-dinner bread. Yes, the delicious...

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  WTI Magazine #69    2015 October, 2Author : Elda Buonanno Foley      Translation by:   The topic of this article has been triggered by a recent conversation with an American student who, while addressing Italian identity, asked me if the song "'O sole mio" sang by his grandparents, immigrants from Italy, was the official Italian anthem. While...

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  WTI Magazine #61    2015 May, 29Author : Elda Buonanno Foley      Translation by:   When talking to foreigners about the features of "Made in Italy", the very first image that comes to mind is the fashion runway and very expensive clothes, but the second usually produces an image of a nice glass of wine. Indeed, Italy is worldly known with nam...

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  WTI Magazine #65    2015 July, 24Author : Elda Buonanno Foley      Translation by:   I always surprise foreign people when I mention that I married an Irish man. "What about a lovely, passionate and sexy Italian man?" would be the usual comment while obviously thinking of the "typical" Italian man. Thus, here is the focus on one of the best kn...

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  WTI Magazine #56    2015 March, 20Author : Elda Buonanno Foley      Translation by:   Among the peculiarities we Italians are famous for around the world, one seems to sum them all up: our food. Pasta, pizza, gelato, espresso are the first words that a foreigner would tell you once he is asked to name the Italian words he knows. We understand...

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  WTI Magazine #81    2016 July 15Author : Elda Buonanno Foley      Translation by:   As I have often indicated in my articles while talking about the Made in Italy concept, art and tourism are two of the main reasons that attract millions of people to visit our country. However, it seems that the average tourist seems to be stuck with Rome, Flo...

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  WTI Magazine #82    2016 August 19Author : Elda Buonanno Foley      Translation by:   While I was working on my American schedule on August 15th, I got many emails and text messages wishing me "Buon Ferragosto," "Buona Festa" from my Italian friends and family. It took me a couple of seconds to realize that in Italy, this very day is a day of...

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  WTI Magazine #75    2016 January 18Author : Elda Buonanno Foley      Translation by:   In this last part of the conversation on Italy being a land of "of artists, poets, saints, philosophers, scientists and sailors" (Please see part 1-2-3 in the previous magazines), I would like to address the stereotype of Italy often been seen as a land of S...

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