Category: My Story: How I came to Florence
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From Vancouver, Canada to Florence, Italy
Gina Mazza currently lives in Florence with her beautiful 7 month old daughter and her husband Alessio. Originally from Vancouver, Canada, Gina wanted to share with us the story of her coming here and how she overcame some of the cultural differences she encountered when settling in. Read more her story……From Vancouver, Canada to Florence,…
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Florence, Love, Joy, and Pain
By Ela Vasilescu – Writer/Journalist A.B. is a twenty two years old mom currently living in Prato with her one year old daughter. She is originally from Russia, of Irish heritage on her father side. A.B. wanted to share her story, where she talks about why she chose this city as her home, how she fell…
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My Story: Mary Loscerbo
FMs4Ms Members: My Story Mary Loscerbo moved to Firenze Italy in 1990 from Canada after receiving a Master’s Degree in Vocal Performance from the U of Toronto, She traveled all this way, because she was granted a scholarship to learn Italian and study with a renowned singing teacher. Living here in Italy for 23 years,…
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My Story: How I came to Florence: Elsa Rich
New Series, by Kirsten Hills To an outsider- life in Florence, may seem idyllic- with its sun, beauty and charm, but us mums know the city can be a challenging place to raise children. It can at times be anything but the ideal city to live in. Add to this the pressure to bridge our…
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My Story: How I came to Florence: Rebecca Hamblin
New Series, by Kirsten Hills Many of the ex-pat mums who come here, do so because of their partner’s work. So what is the impact of such a move on the family? And how do you cope in helping everyone adjust to such a big change? Rebecca Hamblin Moved here from Britain in 2011 with…
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