Jennifer L. Monti

    Jennifer L. Monti is a Florentine native who loves languages and good reads. She completed her Ph.D. in Hispanic Languages and Literatures at UCLA and moved back to Florence with her family in 2019. Her main interests include reading, sports (Fiorentina soccer and LA Dodgers anyone?) and travel.

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    ART + CULTURE

    5 contemporary Italian authors you have to read

    Head for your local bookstore, take a leap of faith, and see what these 5 contemporary Italian writers have to offer.

    COMMUNITY

    How to enrol your kids in kindergarten in Florence

    The second round of kindergarten enrollment in Comune di Firenze (City of Florence) schools will commence on May 3 and last until June 30. For parents who did not have ...

    FOOD + WINE

    Panzanella: a midsummer night’s meal

    Traditional Florentine dishes are, for the most part, meals that were consumed and passed on by the working class. Think tripe and lampredotto (cow stomach), ribollita and pappa al pomodoro. ...

    THINGS TO DO

    Children-friendly parks in Florence

    Keeping kids entertained is never as easy as one would like to think. Especially now as schools will remain closed until September, I find myself scrambling to come up with ...

    COMMUNITY

    Children’s summer camps to start on June 15      

    Pre-enrolment now open for summer camps in and around Florence

    ART + CULTURE

    Quarantine reads: 5 Italian classics

    If there’s one thing this imposed quarantine has given us, it’s time. Time to finally clean out our closets, plan out our year, or pick up that book that’s been ...

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