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Rebecca Helm-Ropelato
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EUROPE, Italy, Marino
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Italy, food, dogs, trees, Pacific Ocean, tennis
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American free lance writer (and blogger), married to an Italian, living in village south of Rome. I have lived in Italy since 2001. My former home for three decades was in the Los Angeles area of California. I have an BA in communications/journalism and an MA in psychology. I worked for several years as a newspaper reporter.

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Congolese in Rome protest war and violence back home - Rome

Politics

Congolese in Rome protest war and violence back home - ...

A small group of Congolese living in Italy stage a protest, aiming to bring attention to the ongoing crises of war, violence, and political corruption in the Democratic Republic of Cong...
by Rebecca Helm-Ropelato, on 21st of January 2012
Beating women pink and blue

Society

Beating women pink and blue

Personal reflections and review of the book "Delusions of Gender: The Real Science Behind Sex Differences" by Cordelia Fine, published September 2010.
by Rebecca Helm-Ropelato, on 11th of May 2011
Italian women stage massive protest against Berlusconi

Politics

Italian women stage massive protest against Berlusconi

Italian women stage a massive protest against Silvio Berlusconi in Rome and other cities across the country. The protesters claim that Berlusconi does not respect the dignity of women. ...
by Rebecca Helm-Ropelato, on 13th of February 2011
Indian filmmaker Sachin Kundalkar in Rome to screen "The Smell"

Arts & Entertainment

Indian filmmaker Sachin Kundalkar in Rome to screen "Th...

Filmmaker Sachin Kundalkar, from India, visited Rome yesterday to screen his film "The Smell" as part of this week's film festival, "Incontri con il cinema Asiatico&...
by Rebecca Helm-Ropelato, on 19th of November 2010
Castle Toblino's Magical World

Arts & Entertainment

Castle Toblino's Magical World

Castle Toblino along Lake Garda in Italy on an early October morning. Sarche, Trentino, Italy. 10/10/2010.
by Rebecca Helm-Ropelato, on 10th of October 2010
Rome's Vittoriano and its critics

Arts & Entertainment

Rome's Vittoriano and its critics

Italy's foremost national monument, the 'Vittoriano' in Rome, has been the object of ridicule by critics since it was completed a century ago. How did the monument come t...
by Rebecca Helm-Ropelato, on 1st of August 2010
June brides in Rome

Arts & Entertainment

June brides in Rome

Repeating an annual ritual, bridal couples in Rome yesterday chose the ancient Roman Coliseum and Michelangelo's piazza at Capitoline Hill as backdrops for their wedding photos. Ro...
by Rebecca Helm-Ropelato, on 5th of June 2010