Alexandra WendtMay 8, 20204 minHere Begins a New LifeThe title of this post comes from Dante's words in La Vita Nuova. As I write this, Italy has just entered "phase two" of its efforts to...
Alexandra WendtMar 13, 20204 minFrom an American in Italy During LockdownIt started by casually listening to updates on the spread of the "novel COVID-19" on the BBC World News podcast over my morning espresso....
Alexandra WendtJan 1, 20202 minNew Year 2020 ResolutionsIf you've been following me on Instagram or Twitter, then you probably know quite a bit about what I've been up to this year (hint: not...
Alexandra WendtJun 14, 20194 minMadridThose who have been following me for a while know that last year I did quite a bit of solo-traveling, documenting my adventures on here...
Alexandra WendtNov 2, 20185 min#WIPjoy October 2018 for Dante WIPIt's been a while. Since I've blogged. Since I've properly engaged with the writing community. It feels like it's been a while since I've...
Alexandra WendtAug 31, 20182 minSummer Review and Fall 2018 GoalsThere are a lot of new changes and adjustments in my life to get used to, what with the start of grad school, so I'm going to try to go...
Alexandra WendtJul 20, 20183 minMy Experience as a Student CuratorNote: This was originally published on my old blog in May 2017. For my last semester of college, I had the wonderful experience of...
Alexandra WendtJun 15, 20182 minWashington, D.C.I've always wanted to visit D.C., and one of my best friends from college happens to live there, so I finally found an opportunity to...
Alexandra WendtJun 1, 20183 minMay 2018 Review and Summer GoalsAs I predicted in my last post, this month wasn't terribly productive, but sometimes that's a good thing. Not being productive means...
Alexandra WendtMay 18, 20189 minSearching for SerendipityWhen I moved to Siena, Italy for nine months, I promised myself to have no expectations. That meant I inevitably expected everything. Throug
Alexandra WendtMay 4, 20183 minApril 2018 Review and May GoalsIn order to try to get myself to blog more, I'm going to start doing reviews of my writing progress each month as well as goals for the...
Alexandra WendtApr 13, 20183 minVienna and SalzburgUnless something spontaneous comes up, I have taken what is most likely my last trip during this incredible year abroad. (I realized I...
Alexandra WendtMar 16, 20185 minThe Power of the Arts and My WIPNote: This post was originally published on my old blog in early fall 2016, right as I was about to begin doing an overhaul of the book...
Alexandra WendtFeb 23, 20184 minNaples and PompeiiOne of my friends from when I studied abroad in Siena is back in Italy to be an au pair in Florence for a couple months, so we decided to...
Alexandra WendtFeb 9, 20184 min5 Things I Love About Living in ItalyI've lived here long enough to be able to compile what I feel is a pretty solid list of reasons why I love to live in Italy. As I've...
Alexandra WendtJan 26, 20186 minThe Brooklyn Trees of Our LivesNote: This was originally published on my old blog, and garnered nearly 900 views on a blog that averaged maybe 70. The sentiment in it...
Alexandra WendtJan 5, 20183 min2018 GoalsI'm one of those people who gets really into the new year. I pull out my shiny new Passion Planner on January 1st and pencil in all my...
Alexandra WendtDec 29, 20173 minA Look Back at 20172016 was a really hard year for my family. We lost a lot and went through some significant changes, which I'll touch on in the...
Alexandra WendtDec 22, 20176 minSurprising Mom for ChristmasAbout a month ago, I decided not to tell my mom I was coming home for Christmas. We had been going back and forth on this all semester:...
Alexandra WendtDec 8, 20172 minThrow Perfectionism Out the Window When You Learn a New LanguageI'm at the point with Italian where I know most of the grammar--at least what's used most frequently--and now it's time to practice and...