Are you one of those writers who, since childhood, loved writing in their journal? You can’t stop writing even when you wake up at night? I admire you, I envy you. To me, writing is the result of an effort. When I have to write I can waste my time…

You Will Feel Much Better — For many years I kept dreaming that one day I would read a book written by a great Russian author. Yet, I thought that all titles seemed too complicated, too sad. All stories were set in darker times, characters were too tragic. For some reason, I have two copies of…

Another Contrast! If you are walking in the city center of Milan and end up in via Durini, you can find a unique eighteenth century building in Baroque architecture. For about 40 years, the famous Italian conductor Arturo Toscanini lived in this house. The most fascinating aspect of this house…

Senza di me — “Scusa, ma tu hai capito cosa ha detto la voce all’altoparlante?” “Mah, qualcosa tipo vuelo, Malpensa, dos, no, non ho capito”. “Vado a vedere, chiedo a quei due che erano nel nostro hotel, sono italiani”. “Scusate, è successo qualcosa?” …

A girlfriend of mine, who is a great cook, has a little picture in her kitchen. It says: if you don’t like my cooking, lower your standards. Talking to friends, I find out that a lot of us are disappointed by someone else’s behavior: “Why did he do that?” We…

To all cleaning ladies — A few days ago, one of the managers in the office found his €20 banknote on his keypad. He thought he had lost it somewhere, but the cleaning lady had found it and put it there for its owner. He was so surprised and grateful that he decided to give…