The Holidays Aren't Over Yet!
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Happy New Year! The Holidays Aren't Over Yet! Did you know January 6th is a Holiday in Italy? Epiphany marks the day the Three Wise Men brought gifts to baby Jesus. Italians celebrate with parades, community gatherings, and festive vibes around the nativity scene. A perfect day to greet locals with: Buona Epifania! Check out these nativity scenes of the Three Wise Men bringing their gifts on Epiphany in Modena, Italy from my work there a couple years ago. So like the Three Wise Men brought gifts of gold, here’s a small gift from me - my New Year’s Focus Block Video. Perfect for when you need to get work done but still feel the festive spirit in the air. 🎁 In just 25 minutes, we’ll stay focused, hear festive bells in the background, and get stuff done…like the wise men do ;) I hope it helps you do some “wise men” work today so you can make time to enjoy the holiday like an Italian! Buona Epifania! Happy Epiphany Say: BWOH-nah eh-pee-fah-NEE-ah Amanda PS Learn how to Say “Happy New Year” ABBA style here |
Amanda Ghosh
Happy holidays, my panettone people,This is a beautiful song and a terrible text message. My husband Danny and I recorded Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas. Famous lyric… but let’s be real - no one actually texts: “Hey Nick, have yourself a merry little Christmas!” So instead, I picked something Italians really say to each other: Auguro un lieto e buon Natale.Literal meaning: I wish you a happy and merry Christmas. It captures the spirit of the song here, but in real, local Italian.Happy...
Ciao! Remember the Notre Dame fire of 2019? I had seen it just weeks before the cathedral spire burned down. In a full-circle coincidence, I was back in Paris on the exact day it reopened - December 7, 2024. One year ago today. In hindsight? Poetic. In the moment? Pure panic. Because the ceremonial reopening also meant blocked streets, closed bridges, and detours that make you want to curse like a local. (“Pardon my French, but how do you say F*** in French?”) Cue total tourist chaos. We were...
Click here to listen or watch this instead! Ciao, my little turkey tortellini, As an American I gotta say it… Happy Thanksgiving Weekend!I’m thankful for you, whoever you are reading this right now, and pizza. Obviously. In 2023 I toured Italy as The Grinch, and I loved how kids pronounced “Ciao, Greeench!” Turns out 8-year-olds are elite vowel coaches (the “i” sounds like “ee”). Since Italy doesn’t do Thanksgiving, Christmas shopping explodes early. Usually shopping makes me Grinchy. ("hate,...