Zona Rossa (Red Zone)

This week I share an interview with three young ladies that participated in the Portland Bologna Sister City Association (PBSCA) youth exchange. Learn more about their experience and impressions of each other’s cities as well as how they’ve managed to navigate the impact if the pandemic on their transition out of high school. For more info on the PBSCA visit www.portland-bologna.org or follow on Instagram @portland_bologna_sister_city

Tune in this week to learn about a few Easter traditions that are unique to Italy!

Welcome back for Season 2, new year, new episodes! After a 2 month break in the US I’ve come back to Bologna! However upon my return, sadly the pandemic situation in the region is far more sever. Tune in for more details. Leave me a voice message at https://anchor.fm/withherownwings

This week I host a cheese tasting for Shota’s 30th birthday. Learn more about some of the most well know Italian cheeses and what makes them so special. Warning: this episode will cause hunger, please listen while snacking on something delicious! MAJOR CORRECTION: PECORINO IS MADE OF SHEEP’S MILK! I KEPT SAYING GOAT because I was tired when I recorded. So sorry! For photos from the tasting, follow me on Instagram @evizzini

The holiday season is upon us! In this episode I share my experiences from Thanksgivings abroad and reflections on this year as well as a special new story in Italy about Babbo Natale (Santa Claus). Story link here. 

This week you’ll hear an overview of my experience following the US elections from Bologna, accompanied by a lesson in Italian bad words and phrases from a few of my friends. DM me on Instagram @evizzini or leave me a voice message at https://anchor.fm/withherownwings

On this week’s episode I discuss some of the famous characteristics of Bologna — most of all the city’s 25 miles of porticos! Leave me a message or future topic idea at https://anchor.fm/withherownwings

This week I describe the new regulations in Italy to combat the second wave of the pandemic and describe how Italians are responding. Send me your thoughts or episode ideas to my Instagram @evizzini or leave me a voice message at https://anchor.fm/withherownwings . Check out some of the memes I describe in this episode at www.facciabuco.com/idolo/presepe/

On this weeks episode you’ll meet Kana and Shota, my new flatmates from Japan, and hear some of our dinner conversations in Italian, English and Japanese. I’ll provide updates on Yara and share listener comments and requests. Please feel free to send me a voice message at Anchor from this link https://anchor.fm/withherownwings or you can DM me through Instagram at @evizzini. Music this week includes: Something About Us by Daft Punk / That’s My a People by Supreme NTM / Wabi Sabi by Mauro Rawn / Wabi Sabi by Clem Beatz

Bags are packed and ready to go! I’m ready to embark on 3 months of study in Bologna, Italy. Learn more about what lead me to do this and what this podcast is all about. Send me any topics or leave me a voice message you’d like me to include in future episodes.