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Casa Chiesi : Summer Holidays
As most of you know (or maybe not), Italians are quite serious when it comes to taking a vacation during the summer. What tends to occur is that you get between 2/3 weeks of a break from work which is another reason why I love this country. This year we have been traveling and researching new topics for Casa Chiesi so we expect to be back in September refreshed and ready to go.
In the meantime here is a quick hello from way up in the mountains above Clusone, Italy.
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Urban Farming in Milan : OrtoComune Niguarda
On July 6th, we did a 30 minute Facebook Live streaming from the Urban Gardens in Niguarda called OrtoComune Niguarda. The folks there gave us a full tour of the facilities. At the end of the Live interview, we picked vegetables with them which come straight from a sustainability approach that is unique for Milan (no pesticides at all!).
Click on the image below to check out the video:
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The Marathon of the good ideas: Livestreaming Italia Facebook Live
Come on join us for the second Live streaming Italia Marathon on July 6th at 12pm Eastern Standard Time on our Casa Chiesi Facebook Page here. For this one the theme is based on Positivity and Good Ideas. We will be doing our live segment from the Urban Vegetable Gardens that the Municipality of Milan has provided the citizens of the city.
More information here at the Facebook Page of Livestreaming Italia in Italian.
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Casa Chiesi interview by Bren Hass of Creative Living and Growing
Last month we had the pleasure of being interviewed by Bren Hass of the Creative Living and Growing Bren Hass – Casa Chiesi interview which she cures with love and affection.
Her beautiful site concentrates on Gardening and Food which as most of you know is a love deep in the heart of Betti and myself! We invite you to check her out over at https://brenhaas.com
Here is the video interview on her YouTube channel:
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Time for the Casa Chiesi Favourite Italian City Poll!
A lot of times we get into discussions with our friends from abroad as to which is their favorite Italian city that they enjoyed the most when they came over to visit Italy. Obviously, the consensus tends to fall around the destinations that are offered in the typical travel brochures or the locations that famous Italian movies have drummed up as standards.
We are a bit curious at what your favorites might so we are launching a small poll to get a better idea. Please also feel free to add any additional comments (or indicate alternative destinations that you might have visited) on why you considered these destinations the best (or the worst).
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Casa Chiesi Secret Milan : Launch of a bi-weekly Live Stream episode
Last Friday we launched a new series of bi-weekly live streams called Casa Chiesi Secret Milan both on our Periscope account (@casachiesi.com) and on our Casa Chiesi Facebook Page as a Live Stream.
These live streams will show the secrets that revolve around the wonderful city of Milan which is our home base. We will be covering the history, art, shops, food and the lifestyle that makes Milan a place to explore and love (just like we do!)
The first episode revolves around the story of a famous barber (Gian Giacomo Mora) who back in 1630 was unjustly accused of spreading the plague in the city of Milan. We would love to invite you to see the replay and check out the article here.
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Casa Chiesi joins the Live Streaming Italia initiative
You might have caught last months Italian Periscope Marathon which consisted of 20 Italian Periscopers and of which we were part of in a scope from Milan’s Duomo church (link here). Rossella Canevari and Chiara Beretta Mazzotta have co-founded Live Streaming Italia which entails a group of Italian Periscopers that cover diverse aspects of all that revolves around Italy.
We have just joined the initiative and will be offering a bi-montly Periscope with the title “Casa Chiesi’s Secret Milan” a bi-monthly Live Stream which will reveal hidden corners, forgotten anecdotes and stories, unexpected places from Milan – Italy.
For more info:
Casa Chiesi’s profile and videos onLive Streaming Italia Web site
http://livestreamingitalia.tv/team-view/casa-chiesi/
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Casa Chiesi from Milan’s Duomo Cathedral : 1st Italian Live streaming Periscope Marathon
As mentioned in our previous blog post, last Sunday we were transmitting live on Periscope from Milan’s beautiful Duomo Cathedral as part of the 1st Italian Live Streaming Marathon (check out #LivestreamIta)
As typically happens we were dealing with a big crowd flow on a Sunday so after our initial flawless introduction we ran into a minor audio problem which was quickly fixed with a back-up mic that we had at hand.
We are quite happy to have been part of such a great event which included 20 Italian Live streamers. The engagement with visitors worldwide was great and the participants where from as vast locations as Rome, Milan, Bard, San Diego, Perugia and Sydney!
More info at this website link (in italian).
For those that might have missed it here is the video replay.
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1st Italian Periscope Marathon : Join Casa Chiesi in this event
We are super happy to be part of the first Italian Periscope Marathon this Sunday, April 10th, 2016. A total of 20 Italian Periscopers from both Italy and the world will be showing the beauty that is Italy through a series of 15-minute segments which will start at 11.15am Eastern Standard Time and end at around 4.30pm Eastern Standard Time.
We will be on Periscope live at around 1.15pm live from the Duomo in Milan. You can also see it live in our @casachiesi.com Twitter account without using Periscope.
Also follow the Event related hashtag #LivestreamIta
More info here (in italian)
1st Italian Periscope Marathon
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The magic that is Italian Hand Gestures : A primer
After living past the 20th year mark in Italy it has become second nature to revert towards typical hand gestures to express certain expressions that are quicker and provide an immediate feedback towards trying to get a message across to my Italian friends.
Recently I came across this video in the form of a question and answer session to folks from around the world which I really love and consider a great intro to the magic of Italian hand gestures. Enjoy!
Nazim
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