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Category: Personal stories

Moving across Lucca – Charming Boyfriend, Ursula, and I

Moving across Lucca – Charming Boyfriend, Ursula, and I

January in Lucca, 2022Post #5 of 6 Ursula and I have gotten off to a bad start. Despite our love of the continuous show of humanity while looking down into … Continue reading Moving across Lucca – Charming Boyfriend, Ursula, and I

Posted on March 9, 2022June 24, 2023 by Theresa ElliottPosted in life in Lucca, Personal stories, Theresa ElliottTagged apartment, coffee, moving to lucca, smells. 2 Comments

Back and Forth Adventures Part 4 – Class Clown

Back and Forth Adventures Part 4 – Class Clown

This is the fourth installment of a six part series by Theresa Elliott that posts M-W-F. January in Lucca, 2022Post #4 of 6 ‘I’m a tuna!’ I shouted. Francesca slaps … Continue reading Back and Forth Adventures Part 4 – Class Clown

Posted on March 7, 2022April 12, 2023 by Theresa ElliottPosted in Learning Italian, life in Lucca, Personal stories, Theresa ElliottTagged genders, learning italian, Lucca Italian School.

Humanity overcomes a Catch-22 at the Lucca Post Office

Humanity overcomes a Catch-22 at the Lucca Post Office

Which is worse: Italy's bureaucracy or American health insurance? I found myself stuck in between these two immovable forces last week as I tried to receive my daily meds shipped … Continue reading Humanity overcomes a Catch-22 at the Lucca Post Office

Posted on March 6, 2022April 12, 2023 by Sandy BrownPosted in life in Lucca, Personal stories, Residency, Sandy BrownTagged bureaucracy, green pass, medicine, post office. 4 Comments

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