Category: Spotlight

by Liz Wicks* Longtime WIN member and former WIN President Mary Westerman first arrived in Florence in 1971 after graduating from U C Boulder, to take part in a summer school session hosted by Sarah …

by Liz Wicks Our April Member spotlight, Monica Osborne, joined our group this September. Monica moved to Fiesole from Los Angeles with her husband Jay Karas and 9-year-old son Leo in August of 2021, and …

by Liz Wicks Jane Fogarty has been a vital member of our group ever since it began over 30 years ago, as well as serving with Mary Westerman as Co-President for 4 years. Jane writes …

  by Liz Wicks Vibrant travel industry professional Brenda MacKellar has been a member of WIN since November of 2020. Members Suzy Gray and Joyce Barnett first introduced Brenda to WIN, and she is a …

by Liz Wicks Our October meeting spotlight featured a dynamic new member of our group, Ranah Farkhondeh. Ranah, born in Los Angeles and of Iranian descent, is a health + fitness specialist formerly based in …

by Elia Nichols Giulia is the eldest of two daughters of an Istrian Exodus exile and a Sardinian doctor, who fell in love at first sight, married, and started their family in Florence. Giulia grew …

by Elia Nichols She went to Australia, which radically changed her life Today I’d like to spotlight one of our newest members, Linda Turrini! Linda was born in Florence and has quite an interesting story. …

by Elia Nichols Arrive with a passport, leave with a culture and purpose. Sasa Southard is a new WIN member with a fascinating story. She grew up in an Italian-French family in Brooklyn, New York. …

by Elia Nichols Carey will tell you that: “I work with the three bodies: structural, fluidic, and electromagnetic” Carey Benenson Taussig D.O. (IT) is a certified graduate of Boston University and the College d’Etudes Osteopathique. …

by Elia Nichols Life is like that!  is how she explains still living in Italy for over 20 years   Jonnel Licari came to Italy for 7 months, 23 years ago. (Arrived Oct. 3, 1997). …