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Karen Haid

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http://www.calabriatheotheritaly.com

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Italian Culture, Travelogue, Southern Italy

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Knowing the meaning of “al dente” before it was in vogue, Karen Haid inherited her love of Italy and its traditions from her parents. She went on to earn Dante Alighieri Society’s most advanced certification as well as credentials to teach the Italian language and culture from Reggio Calabria’s University for Foreigners. Calabria: The Other Italy grew out of a four-year immersion, observing, interacting and absorbing the wonders of the people and the place. She teaches, translates and writes on Italy and other topics. Visit her Italian blog: http://www.calabriatheotheritaly.com/...
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Karen Haid Calabria: The Other Italy grew out of my 4-year adventure living and traveling in Calabria, the region in the toe of the Italian boot. During my time …moreCalabria: The Other Italy grew out of my 4-year adventure living and traveling in Calabria, the region in the toe of the Italian boot. During my time there I frequented the Anglo-Italian Club of Reggio Calabria in the area’s largest city, and I wondered why the members talked so much about the books by Norman Douglas, Edward Lear and George Gissing - classics, but works written 100 to 150 years earlier. I read them, and then upon investigation, I realized that there hadn’t been a comprehensive travelogue encompassing the entire region since that time – a few memoirs, a few pages or chapters within other books, but no dedicated travel narrative in this classic sense. I felt like a contemporary story of this “other Italy” needed to be told, so I set about to write it. (less)

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Meeting Students in Villa San Giovanni, Italy

AN OLD CUSTOM

It was a little later than I had wanted to arrive, but there were still a good ten minutes before the presentation was to begin. Rounding the hallway, I could see the aula magna or assembly hall, full of students, waiting rather patiently, I thought, for a school event. I entered through the doors in front with the idea of making sure my memory stick worked in the computer. And at tha Read more of this blog post »

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