Strikes, Storms and a Fantastic Book Event

I presented Italian Rustic last week to the wonderful American Women’s Association of Rome. (thank you for inviting me!) Among the many questions that people asked me, one stood out. Is it difficult for you to live and work in Rome, is there anything you get fed up with? At the time, I said no, because I am pretty happy living in Italy and Rome is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. But, after last Friday’s airline strike, I almost changed my tune. First they told me my flight was supposed to leave an hour early, so I get to Fiumicino at 6am. Only to be told my flight is 7 hours late. But wait, no, that’s not right either. My flight is cancelled. Thankfully I managed to hop on a Continental flight into Newark and so now I am happily State side.