Reason #5,354 to love Rome – Pope Joan

By Kimberly Sullivan | February 22, 2012 |

I live close to this little shrine and I love that people always leave flowers here. In summer, winter, rain or shine… and a couple of times, even in snow! … people come to this little portico to leave their floral offerings. My children like to pass by and count how many flowers have been…

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Eating potatoes in Vilnius, Lithuania

By Kimberly Sullivan | February 14, 2012 |

Every year in December my birthday rolls around. Some of my friends and colleagues grumble about adding another candle on the cake, but some years back, I discovered a foolproof way to enjoy myself as the years pile on. I absolutely love to travel. I plan it. I look forward to it. I have fun…

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Context reading

By Kimberly Sullivan | February 10, 2012 |

You know the term context drinking, don’t you? Ever noticed how that bottle of wine you share on a sun-drenched table perched on the cobblestone square of a charming little town in Tuscany or Provence tastes ever so much better than the same bottle you bring back home to drink in Peoria? True, isn’t it?…

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Snow Day in Rome!

By Kimberly Sullivan | February 6, 2012 |

Today – Monday, 6 February 2012 – is actually only the second official Snow Day in history for Roman schoolchildren. The first was way back on Friday, 3 February 2012. Yes, Roman children had the unusual pleasure of listening to the Mayor of Rome declare a long weekend due to snow. Snow rarely falls on…

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Matera Women’s Fiction Festival

By Kimberly Sullivan | January 23, 2012 |

This past September, I signed up for my first writer’s conference. It was the easiest decision to make once I discovered the destination – the beautiful city of Matera, in Italy’s southern region of Basilicata. I had been to Matera over a decade ago, with my Italian husband who looked at me oddly when I…

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