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What it Means to Be an Italian Mamma and Build a Career in Italy with Trisha Thomas

April 10, 2014 By Cher Leave a Comment

This episode’s audio doesn’t exist, and we have technology to blame (poof! gone into cyberspace!). Instead of listening to this episode, feel free to use the notes below to learn more about the topic. And if you’re like, “CHER, NO. I NEED THIS EPISODE,” then let me know in the comments below. I’ll put it on my list to record again!

Trisha Thomas has been living and working in Italy for twenty years, but more than that, she has raised her entire family in Italy. 

What it Means to Be an Italian Mamma and Build a Career in Italy with Trisha Thomas

This means that she’s had a unique experience of growing up in America and raising Italian children, which has been a wonder and a challenge according to her.

Listen in to hear all about her adventures with being a mamma and how she’s navigated the cultural landscape.

You’ll learn:

— What it means to be an Italian super mamma

— Why formal vs informal language has given her so much trouble (and what she does about it)

— Which two questions you need to learn in Italian when striking up small talk with Italians

— How she got to Italy in the first place

— How she felt when she first arrived in Italy since she didn’t know the history, culture or the language

— The differences in parenting styles between her Italian husband and her American beliefs

— Which methods she found did not work with learning Italian (you’ll love the one about grammar)

— How she learned the Roman accent…on accident

— What it’s like to work with Italians on a daily basis (especially as the only American in the office)

My favorite articles from Mozzarella Mamma

— Italian Men: Masters in Seduction 

— The Catholic Church and the Mafia

— Not The Dolce Vita

Resources Mentioned

— Managgia! – Damn

— Ingarbugliato – Tangled in

— La Vita È Bella

Get to know Trisha

— Site: Mozzarella Mamma

— Facebook: Mozzarella Mamma

Have an extra ten seconds? Say hi to Trisha on Twitter by pressing the click to tweet below!

Grazie @mozzarellamamma for giving great insight on living/working/raising kids in Italy! 

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Filed Under: 30 Minute Italian Podcast, Interviews, Italian Tagged With: 30 Minute I, 30 Minute Italian Podcast, ep 93, episode 93, Italian expat, Italian Interview, Mozzarella Mamma, show notes, Trisha Thomas

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About Cher

Cher is the founder of The Iceberg Project and a passionate learner of the Italian, Mandarin and Spanish languages. In a little town called Vegas, you can find her searching the Internet for Doctor Who and Parks & Rec memes, drinking bubble tea, or talking about how much she loves grammar.

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