Any Friend Of Mine!

Who? What? Where?
Marissa, Blogger, From: Massachusetts - USA, Currently: Barletta - Italy

Her 6 sentence short story is...
There's a video of me at five years old reading a book called, "Let's Go To Italy!" and even then we all knew that it was my destiny. I met my darling Manu while studying abroad in Urbino and packed everything up after graduation to start a new life in his town. I would love it if on my business cards was the title, "Professional Observer," but for now I teach English and Zumba and write and photograph. It's kind of like I'm always on vacation, and when I go home over the summers to Medfield, I know that I'm really living my dream life. I'm what you would call an irresponsible optimist. And I adore a nice cocktail ring.

Her blog is called...
the boot

The thing at the heart of her blog is...
My observations of this very unique Italian town. I'm out to prove that Italy is so much different than the "Under The Tuscan Sun" American stereotypes. With a dash of fashion, food and whimsy.

6 things that make her world go round...
If I could have 1) sushi, 2) an ice cold Heineken, 3) Manu and 4) my entire family on a 5) boat in 6) Cape Cod, then my world would be spinning like a top.

Her perfect film would consist of...

Woody Allen, Audrey Hepburn, musical dance numbers and puns.

Thank you Marissa for letting us know what it truly is like to live in Italy and for letting us see a bit of your life!!!