What would it be like to live in Rome?
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Book Introduction
A man, a woman, and two children
In warm Rome, we laugh a lot and sleep deeply.
14 years since settling in Rome.
I fell in love, got married, and had two children in a foreign land.
The Italy you encounter while raising a child is another country.
A country where the sound of a crying child in a cafe is called a 'song'.
A country where the elderly and children always come first, even within a slow-moving administrative system.
A country where a quarter of life is spent on summer vacation.
A country where people write poetry instead of graffiti on the streets.
Although inflexible, I am generous to the weak and I love my family and daily life, so my life abroad, which is full of talk and troubles, is being filled with beauty.
What's it like living in Rome? It's all pretty much the same, you know.
But one thing is certain.
These days, we laugh more and sleep more deeply than before.
In warm Rome, we laugh a lot and sleep deeply.
14 years since settling in Rome.
I fell in love, got married, and had two children in a foreign land.
The Italy you encounter while raising a child is another country.
A country where the sound of a crying child in a cafe is called a 'song'.
A country where the elderly and children always come first, even within a slow-moving administrative system.
A country where a quarter of life is spent on summer vacation.
A country where people write poetry instead of graffiti on the streets.
Although inflexible, I am generous to the weak and I love my family and daily life, so my life abroad, which is full of talk and troubles, is being filled with beauty.
What's it like living in Rome? It's all pretty much the same, you know.
But one thing is certain.
These days, we laugh more and sleep more deeply than before.
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index
Part 1 Brutti Ma Buoni, This is Rome
1 Oh, it's so Italian!
The system is a mess
A country where nothing is impossible
This is why my mom loves Italy so much
It's ugly but it's delicious
[tip] For those who dream of living in Italy
2 Old values
People come first anyway
Without asking or inquiring
A country that doesn't let people die
When will that chimney disappear?
3. A quarter of life is summer vacation
Summer = vacation
Italian summer vacation homework
Italian vacation
The season of doing nothing
How to Enjoy the Long Summer
Summer exists for happiness
4 Are Italians Romantics Who Learn Poetry?
Where does Italian romance come from?
A school that gives poetry
Even graffiti has a romantic feel to it.
Everyone is a treasure and love
A child of beautiful language
5 Italian men
Are Italian men cool?
Blue for men, pink for women
A feast for handsome men
A style that only comes with age
6 Instincts for Healthy Food
Morning market to fill today's table
One step closer to the Italian market
The season that arrived at the market
Bull's heart, ecstasy is a bonus
The taste is beyond compare
[Tip] How to Find Healthy Italian Ingredients
7 Italian Festival Days
A festival that opens because you like it
Starting with pollen and ending with pollen
It's hanbok for carnival
Meet the Pope in Hanbok
[tip] How to enjoy the Italian Carnival?
[Tip] How to Meet the Pope in Rome
8 Let's go on a trip
The power that sustains daily life
More nude than a festival
The perfect way to welcome the sunset
Is this Mongolia or Italy?
Welcome, is this your first time at a ski resort?
[Tip] Family-friendly destinations near Rome
Part 2 Ian, Ido, and Italy
1 I came from the east
The Appearance of the Magi
Oriental child of a foreign country
The Miracle of Christmas
Filled with happiness that benefits the world
There were people at every moment
Raising a child in Rome
2 I'm a first time mother too
The beginning of atopy
The role of mother
So I came
Last conversation
Meeting the mother through the child
Laughter for Mom
3 Reality is beyond imagination
As the child grows
Mom's Irony
A kid who doesn't enjoy soccer
Who do I resemble?
4 Mom, what does Nihao mean?
Did your teacher teach you that?
I really don't know, that's why
If I say Nihao, will you give me flowers?
I told my teacher my thoughts
If my child is subjected to racial discrimination
Negotiate with the school
I am a foreigner
5 Italian Moms
Italian mothers always have a lot to say
invisible wall
Misunderstanding and understanding
It all depends on your mindset
6 Living as a Foreign Mother
Italian household
If you're in a hurry, you'll keep missing it
overload
We know it's hard
With my little people
7 Bilingual Children
At two and a half years old, language is accumulating in a small body.
Three and a half years old, a world apart
Four Years Old: Words to Grow with Your Child
Five years old, a time for balance
Ian's words are more enjoyable
8 What does Italy mean to you?
I'm Korean and Italian
What does Italy mean to you?
Irony? Maybe it's Mom's greed.
Sometimes I wonder what's in a child's mind
The most useless worry in the world
1 Oh, it's so Italian!
The system is a mess
A country where nothing is impossible
This is why my mom loves Italy so much
It's ugly but it's delicious
[tip] For those who dream of living in Italy
2 Old values
People come first anyway
Without asking or inquiring
A country that doesn't let people die
When will that chimney disappear?
3. A quarter of life is summer vacation
Summer = vacation
Italian summer vacation homework
Italian vacation
The season of doing nothing
How to Enjoy the Long Summer
Summer exists for happiness
4 Are Italians Romantics Who Learn Poetry?
Where does Italian romance come from?
A school that gives poetry
Even graffiti has a romantic feel to it.
Everyone is a treasure and love
A child of beautiful language
5 Italian men
Are Italian men cool?
Blue for men, pink for women
A feast for handsome men
A style that only comes with age
6 Instincts for Healthy Food
Morning market to fill today's table
One step closer to the Italian market
The season that arrived at the market
Bull's heart, ecstasy is a bonus
The taste is beyond compare
[Tip] How to Find Healthy Italian Ingredients
7 Italian Festival Days
A festival that opens because you like it
Starting with pollen and ending with pollen
It's hanbok for carnival
Meet the Pope in Hanbok
[tip] How to enjoy the Italian Carnival?
[Tip] How to Meet the Pope in Rome
8 Let's go on a trip
The power that sustains daily life
More nude than a festival
The perfect way to welcome the sunset
Is this Mongolia or Italy?
Welcome, is this your first time at a ski resort?
[Tip] Family-friendly destinations near Rome
Part 2 Ian, Ido, and Italy
1 I came from the east
The Appearance of the Magi
Oriental child of a foreign country
The Miracle of Christmas
Filled with happiness that benefits the world
There were people at every moment
Raising a child in Rome
2 I'm a first time mother too
The beginning of atopy
The role of mother
So I came
Last conversation
Meeting the mother through the child
Laughter for Mom
3 Reality is beyond imagination
As the child grows
Mom's Irony
A kid who doesn't enjoy soccer
Who do I resemble?
4 Mom, what does Nihao mean?
Did your teacher teach you that?
I really don't know, that's why
If I say Nihao, will you give me flowers?
I told my teacher my thoughts
If my child is subjected to racial discrimination
Negotiate with the school
I am a foreigner
5 Italian Moms
Italian mothers always have a lot to say
invisible wall
Misunderstanding and understanding
It all depends on your mindset
6 Living as a Foreign Mother
Italian household
If you're in a hurry, you'll keep missing it
overload
We know it's hard
With my little people
7 Bilingual Children
At two and a half years old, language is accumulating in a small body.
Three and a half years old, a world apart
Four Years Old: Words to Grow with Your Child
Five years old, a time for balance
Ian's words are more enjoyable
8 What does Italy mean to you?
I'm Korean and Italian
What does Italy mean to you?
Irony? Maybe it's Mom's greed.
Sometimes I wonder what's in a child's mind
The most useless worry in the world
Detailed image
Into the book
My favorite thing from the pastry shop is 'Brutti Ma Buoni'.
A chocolate confection filled with finely chopped almonds and peanuts. Brutti means ugly, Ma means but, and Buono means delicious, so the name of the confection itself means 'ugly but delicious.'
It is the size of a palm and has a bumpy appearance, but the outside is crispy and the inside is chewy, and the more you chew it, the more delicious it becomes.
This pastry, which can be found anywhere in Italy, is somewhat rough, but it resembles Italy in that you have to stay and chew it for a long time to truly appreciate its flavor.
---From "Wow, it's so Italian!"
Children who grow up like this are not shy about using the romantic expression we use to describe them as 'shrinking' even as adults.
Perhaps the misconception that Italian men are playboys is due to such honest expressions?
For them, language seems to exist to praise beauty and sing of love.
If you're beautiful, you're beautiful. If I love you, I love you. I tell you over and over again that you're a treasure to me, that you're so charming.
My child, who just turned five, is the same.
---From "Are Italians Romantics Because They Learn Poetry?"
The eyes of those who look at children are always filled with affection.
I've traveled a lot, but I've never met people who love children as much as Italians.
And no one expresses their affection as directly as Italian men.
The sexiest moment an Italian man looks is when he's sipping an espresso with one hand and nonchalantly holding the door open with the other to let a stroller pass.
---From "Italian Men"
As with everything in life, in order to maintain something for a long time without getting tired, it must be enjoyable above all else.
Every time I come across an Italian festival, I feel that the people who are the main characters of the festival are having fun and enjoying themselves.
So, the joy of seeing people holding and enjoying the festival is greater than the festival itself.
---From "Days of the Italian Festival"
In Italy we are foreigners.
Anyone who sees Ian is an Asian who looks different from the people here.
As children grow, we encounter environments we have never experienced before.
That we are different.
How does this little child perceive and be perceived as different? ---From "I Came from the East"
Now I have no choice but to admit it.
That the majority of Italians do not know Asia and have never seriously thought about Asians.
Of course, the same goes for racism.
We don't care how we feel about their actions.
It's just ignorance.
It wasn't my intention, but I just did something to make people laugh, so people are calling it racism, which makes them even more offended.
Are you pushing us that way? We're not that kind of people, are we? ---From "Mom, What Does Nihao Mean?"
I felt a mixture of emotions as I held her hand, having to raise a child alone as a foreigner in her husband's country.
It felt real for the first time.
When I was young, I thought living abroad was just an exciting and dreamlike thing.
How romantic it is to live in a foreign land, experiencing joys and sorrows, the joys and sorrows simply because it's a foreign land! But now I know.
To settle down in a place other than one's own country means that one must be prepared to endure birth, aging, illness, and death, beyond joy and sorrow.
A chocolate confection filled with finely chopped almonds and peanuts. Brutti means ugly, Ma means but, and Buono means delicious, so the name of the confection itself means 'ugly but delicious.'
It is the size of a palm and has a bumpy appearance, but the outside is crispy and the inside is chewy, and the more you chew it, the more delicious it becomes.
This pastry, which can be found anywhere in Italy, is somewhat rough, but it resembles Italy in that you have to stay and chew it for a long time to truly appreciate its flavor.
---From "Wow, it's so Italian!"
Children who grow up like this are not shy about using the romantic expression we use to describe them as 'shrinking' even as adults.
Perhaps the misconception that Italian men are playboys is due to such honest expressions?
For them, language seems to exist to praise beauty and sing of love.
If you're beautiful, you're beautiful. If I love you, I love you. I tell you over and over again that you're a treasure to me, that you're so charming.
My child, who just turned five, is the same.
---From "Are Italians Romantics Because They Learn Poetry?"
The eyes of those who look at children are always filled with affection.
I've traveled a lot, but I've never met people who love children as much as Italians.
And no one expresses their affection as directly as Italian men.
The sexiest moment an Italian man looks is when he's sipping an espresso with one hand and nonchalantly holding the door open with the other to let a stroller pass.
---From "Italian Men"
As with everything in life, in order to maintain something for a long time without getting tired, it must be enjoyable above all else.
Every time I come across an Italian festival, I feel that the people who are the main characters of the festival are having fun and enjoying themselves.
So, the joy of seeing people holding and enjoying the festival is greater than the festival itself.
---From "Days of the Italian Festival"
In Italy we are foreigners.
Anyone who sees Ian is an Asian who looks different from the people here.
As children grow, we encounter environments we have never experienced before.
That we are different.
How does this little child perceive and be perceived as different? ---From "I Came from the East"
Now I have no choice but to admit it.
That the majority of Italians do not know Asia and have never seriously thought about Asians.
Of course, the same goes for racism.
We don't care how we feel about their actions.
It's just ignorance.
It wasn't my intention, but I just did something to make people laugh, so people are calling it racism, which makes them even more offended.
Are you pushing us that way? We're not that kind of people, are we? ---From "Mom, What Does Nihao Mean?"
I felt a mixture of emotions as I held her hand, having to raise a child alone as a foreigner in her husband's country.
It felt real for the first time.
When I was young, I thought living abroad was just an exciting and dreamlike thing.
How romantic it is to live in a foreign land, experiencing joys and sorrows, the joys and sorrows simply because it's a foreign land! But now I know.
To settle down in a place other than one's own country means that one must be prepared to endure birth, aging, illness, and death, beyond joy and sorrow.
---From "Italian Mothers"
Publisher's Review
Kakao Brunch's "Raising Siblings in Rome" is now available!
A former Italian guide's essay on living in Rome
(ID: je***) I totally agree with the saying that when life becomes routine, everywhere becomes similar.
I happened to find it on Instagram and ended up visiting Brunch. I really liked the article so I've been reading it for a while.
Having lived in Toronto for a long time, I can relate to a lot of what you're saying.
Thank you for the good article :)
(ID: se***) I remember falling in love with Italy while living there for a while.
I'm reading your post well.
As a fellow mother, my heart aches and I applaud your courage.
(ID: Ki**) The topic of 'Raising siblings in Rome' was unique, but as I read the article, I found many unique and helpful stories for someone like me who has only lived in Korea.
This article was very meaningful to me, as I was a little nervous about taking on a new challenge.
It's already been 14 years since I decided to return after living as an Italian guide for 5 years.
No longer a traveler or a guide, I live in Rome as a mother of two.
In order not to lose myself, to leave a record of my mother for my children in the future, and above all, to share with people the new side of Rome I encountered while giving birth and raising a child, I put together a book of writings and photos.
She thought she loved and knew Italy better than anyone else, but it was only after having a child that she felt she had discovered the 'real' Italy. She fell in love with Rome even more as she encountered moments she would never have known if she had not raised her child here.
This book is a heartwarming account of the love for the city of Rome that only those who live there can feel, and the daily record of growing up as a mother.
The true charm of Rome that you must experience to see
- Children who are loved anytime, anywhere
Italy is a country with a system that is far more irrational and inconvenient than you might think.
Be prepared to wait more than a month to set up your internet connection, and changing your phone number can take over a week.
Train delays are something you can just cram into your daily routine.
Of course, it is not an easy structure to raise children.
But raising children in Rome is easier than you might think.
Because almost everyone loves and cares for children.
Even when I'm frustrated with the messed-up system, I sometimes wonder, "Is this why I haven't felt the need to have a system in place yet?" when I see unexpected kindness.
- Summer, the season of doing nothing
Summers in Italy are long and hot.
Italians place such importance on summer, vacation, and the sea that it is said that they spend the whole year on vacation.
Especially for children, summer exists only as a vacation.
If summer is from June to September, then school vacation is also from June to September.
It means that one quarter of life is taken up by summer vacation.
So, children grow up spending all their summer days at the sea before they become adults.
Create a rich mind by spending time doing nothing but jumping into the ocean.
- Italian men who get more handsome as they age
It is a clear misconception that all Italian men are handsome.
But Italian men are definitely cool.
Short legs, a protruding belly, but a confident attitude, beautiful speech, and manners.
Men who love children and care for women look more attractive as they age.
Older Italian men show us that it's much more stylish to look good when you're older than when you're young.
- The secret to healthy food that fills your table
Most Italians shop for their daily groceries.
This is because the mindset of consuming food when it is freshest is deeply ingrained.
We focus on the ingredients themselves, cook them minimally, and consider it important to enjoy their original flavor.
Most of the food on the locals' tables is so plain that it looks innocent and without any elaborate preparation.
- A day of celebration to celebrate anything
Most Italian festivals began with people wanting to celebrate something joyfully.
Even the smallest and most unknown villages have their own festivals.
This is a festival created for enjoyment, not to show off to others, to become famous, or to generate revenue.
Most festivals are so simple that you might feel a little empty when you actually go, but when you see people truly enjoying themselves, you feel a sense of excitement and happiness in their hearts even at small festivals.
Also included are 'Short tips for those who dream of living in Italy', 'How to find healthy Italian ingredients', 'How to enjoy the Italian Carnival even more', 'How to meet the Pope in Rome', and 'Family trips near Rome'.
Life is similar wherever you go, but still
Wherever in the world life becomes routine, the pattern of life eventually becomes similar.
Moreover, living abroad means enduring not only joys and sorrows, but also birth, aging, illness, and death in a foreign land.
There are mountains of things to take care of in life, from basic things like residence and visas to childbirth, school, housing, cars, taxes, medical care, education, and various contracts.
It's hard enough raising two children with just my husband and no family to look after them, but at kindergarten, they teach Asian children to squint their eyes and make them sing with strange pronunciations.
You also need to calmly deal with the child's confusion when he asks, "This is Ian, why isn't Ian talking?"
But, despite this, this family living in Rome does their best not to miss out on the big and small joys they find in Rome.
Where can you find a life that is satisfying every moment?
Living in Italy doesn't mean that happiness will spring up everywhere you step.
Her writing, which confronts new situations and problems every day, sometimes becoming an 'Italian fool' and sometimes a 'foreigner', but ultimately encouraging herself and growing little by little, reads more as a record of a person growing up with a child than as a story about raising a child.
You will be able to share the experience of living in a foreign land along with the true face of Rome that you had not yet discovered.
A former Italian guide's essay on living in Rome
(ID: je***) I totally agree with the saying that when life becomes routine, everywhere becomes similar.
I happened to find it on Instagram and ended up visiting Brunch. I really liked the article so I've been reading it for a while.
Having lived in Toronto for a long time, I can relate to a lot of what you're saying.
Thank you for the good article :)
(ID: se***) I remember falling in love with Italy while living there for a while.
I'm reading your post well.
As a fellow mother, my heart aches and I applaud your courage.
(ID: Ki**) The topic of 'Raising siblings in Rome' was unique, but as I read the article, I found many unique and helpful stories for someone like me who has only lived in Korea.
This article was very meaningful to me, as I was a little nervous about taking on a new challenge.
It's already been 14 years since I decided to return after living as an Italian guide for 5 years.
No longer a traveler or a guide, I live in Rome as a mother of two.
In order not to lose myself, to leave a record of my mother for my children in the future, and above all, to share with people the new side of Rome I encountered while giving birth and raising a child, I put together a book of writings and photos.
She thought she loved and knew Italy better than anyone else, but it was only after having a child that she felt she had discovered the 'real' Italy. She fell in love with Rome even more as she encountered moments she would never have known if she had not raised her child here.
This book is a heartwarming account of the love for the city of Rome that only those who live there can feel, and the daily record of growing up as a mother.
The true charm of Rome that you must experience to see
- Children who are loved anytime, anywhere
Italy is a country with a system that is far more irrational and inconvenient than you might think.
Be prepared to wait more than a month to set up your internet connection, and changing your phone number can take over a week.
Train delays are something you can just cram into your daily routine.
Of course, it is not an easy structure to raise children.
But raising children in Rome is easier than you might think.
Because almost everyone loves and cares for children.
Even when I'm frustrated with the messed-up system, I sometimes wonder, "Is this why I haven't felt the need to have a system in place yet?" when I see unexpected kindness.
- Summer, the season of doing nothing
Summers in Italy are long and hot.
Italians place such importance on summer, vacation, and the sea that it is said that they spend the whole year on vacation.
Especially for children, summer exists only as a vacation.
If summer is from June to September, then school vacation is also from June to September.
It means that one quarter of life is taken up by summer vacation.
So, children grow up spending all their summer days at the sea before they become adults.
Create a rich mind by spending time doing nothing but jumping into the ocean.
- Italian men who get more handsome as they age
It is a clear misconception that all Italian men are handsome.
But Italian men are definitely cool.
Short legs, a protruding belly, but a confident attitude, beautiful speech, and manners.
Men who love children and care for women look more attractive as they age.
Older Italian men show us that it's much more stylish to look good when you're older than when you're young.
- The secret to healthy food that fills your table
Most Italians shop for their daily groceries.
This is because the mindset of consuming food when it is freshest is deeply ingrained.
We focus on the ingredients themselves, cook them minimally, and consider it important to enjoy their original flavor.
Most of the food on the locals' tables is so plain that it looks innocent and without any elaborate preparation.
- A day of celebration to celebrate anything
Most Italian festivals began with people wanting to celebrate something joyfully.
Even the smallest and most unknown villages have their own festivals.
This is a festival created for enjoyment, not to show off to others, to become famous, or to generate revenue.
Most festivals are so simple that you might feel a little empty when you actually go, but when you see people truly enjoying themselves, you feel a sense of excitement and happiness in their hearts even at small festivals.
Also included are 'Short tips for those who dream of living in Italy', 'How to find healthy Italian ingredients', 'How to enjoy the Italian Carnival even more', 'How to meet the Pope in Rome', and 'Family trips near Rome'.
Life is similar wherever you go, but still
Wherever in the world life becomes routine, the pattern of life eventually becomes similar.
Moreover, living abroad means enduring not only joys and sorrows, but also birth, aging, illness, and death in a foreign land.
There are mountains of things to take care of in life, from basic things like residence and visas to childbirth, school, housing, cars, taxes, medical care, education, and various contracts.
It's hard enough raising two children with just my husband and no family to look after them, but at kindergarten, they teach Asian children to squint their eyes and make them sing with strange pronunciations.
You also need to calmly deal with the child's confusion when he asks, "This is Ian, why isn't Ian talking?"
But, despite this, this family living in Rome does their best not to miss out on the big and small joys they find in Rome.
Where can you find a life that is satisfying every moment?
Living in Italy doesn't mean that happiness will spring up everywhere you step.
Her writing, which confronts new situations and problems every day, sometimes becoming an 'Italian fool' and sometimes a 'foreigner', but ultimately encouraging herself and growing little by little, reads more as a record of a person growing up with a child than as a story about raising a child.
You will be able to share the experience of living in a foreign land along with the true face of Rome that you had not yet discovered.
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of issue: May 8, 2019
- Page count, weight, size: 264 pages | 456g | 150*210*20mm
- ISBN13: 9791155423486
- ISBN10: 1155423488
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