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Bittersweet Moment #236: Snow in Rome
Episode 611: Creating a Literary Life in Florence (with Lauren Mouat)
The Bittersweet Past: The Wild Ride of the Mongolian Rally (with Scott Gurian)
Bittersweet Peek: A ChatGPT Party
Episode 610: Fountains Aren't Free Anymore
The Bittersweet Past: Walking the Camino de Santiago (with Aarin Wright)
Episode 609: New Year, New Resolutions
The Bittersweet Past: Holiday Magic
Bittersweet Moment #235: White Christmas: The History of a Classic
Episode 608: How Christmas Looked in 2017
The Bittersweet Past: Finding Your Joyous Life (with/Sarah McColl)
Bittersweet Peek: There's No Place like Work for the Holidays
Episode 607: Pageantry and Anticipation
The Bittersweet Past: The Illusion of Choice (with Tom Vanderbilt)
Bittersweet Moment #234: A Surprisingly Perfect Time to Visit Rome
Episode 606: The Anxiety of the Unexpected
The Bittersweet Past: Honing Your Visual Intelligence (with Amy Herman)
Bittersweet Peek: A Promise—Kept or Broken? (You Decide)
Episode 605: An Update on Katy's Sister Dana
The Bittersweet Past: The Inevitability of Expat Guilt (with Jessica Scott-Reid)
Episode 604: How to Go Deeper when Traveling
The Bittersweet Past: When Life Is Inspired by Art
Bittersweet Peek: An Armoire for your Smartphone
Episode 603: The Benefits of Missing the Nuance
Bittersweet Past: Armchair Travel (with Nancy Pearl)
Bittersweet Moment #233: The Collapse of Torre dei Conti
Episode 602: It Doesn't Have to Be this Way
The Bittersweet Past: Negotiating Italy's Endless Bureaucracy
Bittersweet Peek: A Promise (on Day One)
Episode 601: Every Pilgrimage Needs Merch
The Bittersweet Past: Getting Comfortable with Death (with Caitlyn Doughty)
Bittersweet Moment #232: Claudio's Ghost Story
Episode 600: Reaching Milestones (with our Rome guests)
Bittersweet Peek: Enormous News!
Bittersweet Interlude
The Bittersweet Past: Conversations with a Lab Girl (with Hope Jahren)
Bittersweet Moment #231: The Passetto of the Borgo: The Papal Escape Route
Episode 599: Staying and Going in the International Teaching World (with Sara Gladding)
The Bittersweet Past: Wild Animals I Have Known
Bittersweet Peek: Big News!
Episode 598: Why Are Italians so Loud?
The Bitterswseet Past: What's It like to Grow up Abroad?
Bittersweet Moment #230: Exploring Majestic Palazzo Farnese
Episode 597: Think Better, Live More (with Therese Huston)
The Bittersweet Past: When a Comedian Moves Abroad (with Marsha De Salvatore)
Bittersweet Peek: Tiny Listener Questions
Episode 596: Running to Somewhere vs Running Away
The Bittersweet Past: Are Expats Running away from Life? (with John Wynn)
Bittersweet Moment #229: Back to School, Italian Style
Episode 595: Would You Move Abroad for Political Reasons? (with Jennie Spohr)
The Bittersweet Past: Why Change is Hard (with John Wynn)
Bittersweet Peek: The After Report: Drama at the High School Reunion
Episode 594: When in Rome
Bittersweet Moment #228: The Storm Remade: Hurricane Katrina 20 Years Later
The Bittersweet Past: In Search of Continuity
The Bittersweet Past: I Saw the Sign
The Bittersweet Past: Back to Reality
The Bittersweet Past: Sometimes a Fantasy
The Bittersweet Past: The Infamous Hat Box Episode
Bittersweet Moment #227: Ferragosto and Italy's Universal August Holidays
Episode 593: Are Italians Cheaters?
The BIttersweet Past: The Irresistible Call of Vietnam
Bittersweet Peek: The First Pet
Episode 592: The Horrors of Childhood
[THE BITTERSWEET PAST] Florence, Memories, and A Room with a View
Episode 591: Where Would You Go if You Had Six Months to Travel? (with Katy's sisters Dana and Sara)
[THE BITTERSWEET PAST] Katy Explores the Rich Culture of Bali
[PATREON PREVIEW] Mom School
Episode 590: How to Cultivate a Growth Mindset
[THE BITTERSWEET PAST] Just Across the Border: Austria vs. Italy
bittersweet Moment #226: Skip the Vatican (and Go Here Instead)
Episode 589: Vision Boards Don't Work
[THE BITTERSWEET PAST] Romance, for Expats
[PATREON PREVIEW] Opera in Italy Goes Viral
Episode 588: Closets, and Other Things Italy Doesn't Have
[THE BITTERSWEET PAST] The Complications of an Expat Divorce (with Debra Bruno)
Bittersweet Moment #225: Baffling Italian Beach Culture
Episode 587: Tears and Surprises at a Caravaggio Exhibit
[THE BITTERSWEET PAST] Should I Stay or Should I Go? (with Amy Knauff)
[PATREON PREVIEW] What Were Katy and Tiffany Like as Kid Travelers?
Episode 586: A Sudden Lack of Interest: Traveling with Teens
[THE BITTERSWEET PAST] The Thrills and Pitfalls of Dating in a Foreign Country
Bittersweet Moment #224: Italy's Republic Day vs. the Fourth of July
Episode 585: Paris Vacation or Comedy of Errors?
[THE BITTERSWEET PAST] Rome's Best Restaurants, Gelato, and More
[PATREON PREVIEW] You Can't Go Home Again
Episode 584: First Communion, Thoughts on the New Pope, and other Memorial Day Happenings
[THE BITTERSWEET PAST] The Unexpected Magic of Italy
Bittersweet Moment #223 Leo XIV is Elected the First American Pope
Episode 583: When Traveling Solo is a Mistake (with Jennie Spohr)
[THE BITTERSWEET PAST] The Glorious Gardens of Rome
[PATREON PREVIEW] Tiffany Lived with a Sociopath
Episode 582: The White Lotus Effect
[THE BITTERSWEET PAST] The Fountains of Rome
Bittersweet Moment #222: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Conclave*
Episode 581: Girl in Florence (with Georgette Jupe)
[THE BITTERSWEET PAST] Four Seasons in Rome (with Anthony Doerr)
Bittersweet Moment #221: Wonders of the Capitoline Museums
Episode 580: Go Smell a Statue
[THE BITTERSWEET PAST]: All the Light We Cannot See (with Anthony Doerr)