15 with Fosca

Embracing Florence Join me for part 2 of my chiacchierata with Elisabetta Verdone, founder and owner of Florence’s Monnalisa Italian Language and Culture School. In this episode, we’ll continue our conversations about the learning journey and talk about Italian study as a moveable feast happening in special places throughout the city. We’ll also touch on favorite Italian words and songs and what they say about the culture and speak about future plans for this jewel of a language school.

Join Francesca Lupia and me for part two of our conversation as we discuss the LGBTIQA+ community, as well as broader questions of gender and identity in Italy today. We also cover where Italy is in terms of these important questions, what’s going on with young Italians today, how to fight brain drain, and why this is a do or die moment for the country. Further Information and Resources Arcigay - Arcigay is Italy’s main LGBTI not-for-profit. It is also the largest in terms of number of volunteers

Finding Authenticity and Making Connections in Florence Join me and Leigh Biddlecome for the second part of our conversation where we cover everything from human connections and daily interactions to food, the Italian Language, over tourism, and sustainability. askfosca.com

Learning Italian with compassion, flexibility and in expert hands at Florence’s Scuola Monna Lisa Studying a foreign language can be a frustrating process for so many of us, regardless of our age, but it doesn’t have to and it shouldn’t be. Imagine studying the Italian language in its birthplace, in the heart of beautiful downtown Florence, in a fun and relaxing environment and with a personal touch. Tune in for my conversation with Elisabetta Verdone, Head of Florence’s MonnaLisa Italian

This is part one of a two-part series with Stanford alumna and Fulbright scholar, Francesca Lupia. Francesca is trained as an anthropologist and studies, among other things, the Chinese Italian community in Italy. Join Francesca and me as we talk about her journey to Florence, her nuanced and complex relationship with ltaly, and why she chose to stay; first for her M.A. at a public Italian university and now for a PhD at Florence’s European University Institute. #Fullbright #Stanford

Leigh Biddlecome: 1 Italian Beaurocracy Zero Tune in this week for part one of my two-part conversation with special guest, Leigh Biddlecome. A writer, translator, and curator based in Italy, Leigh is an alumna of Stanford and Oxford Universities, and recently completed an EU-Funded Masters in Heritage Studies at EHESS Paris / ELTE Budapest. In this first part of our chat, Leigh and I talk about the challenges of getting the much-coveted freelance visa, her work in the Italian and European

Welcome to 15 with Fosca! Are you passionate about Italy, getting ready to spend time in the country, or perhaps even dreaming of moving here someday? If you’re curious about what’s happening in Italy and with Italian culture right now, this is the podcast for you. This debut episode chronicles my journey to Italy and my current life in Florence and offers a preview of the topics that my guests and I will be discussing in the coming weeks as they share their stories and their voices from Italy