"Vanessa's Views of Italy" by Vanessa Alfano

Vanessa Alfano is the founder of HealthyStyleNY.com, the ultimate NYC girl's guide to all things healthy and beautiful. Prior to HealthyStyleNY, Vanessa was a features reporter for Fox 5's Good Day New York, and a weekend weathercaster for My9 News. Many New Yorkers also recognize Vanessa for the time she spent on CBS2 News This Morning.

Vanessa is a native Long Islander, and is very proud of her Italian heritage. Recently she was recognized for excellence in media by the Italian Heritage Committee of Westchester and the Bronx. Vanessa graduated cum laude from Messiah College with a degree in English.

I am very excited to welcome Vanessa as a new contributor to Italia Living. Her love of Italy, wine, travel, and anything Italian will be shared. Vanessa recently spent some time in Italy, and is sharing some of her experiences here on Italia Living ...Read more on Vanessa's page

"Living la Dolce Vita: Bring the Passion, Laughter and Serenity of Italy to Your Daily Life"

Raeleen D'Agostino, Ph.D. is a best-selling author, and dynamic professional speaker. Dr. D’Agostino holds a PhD in educational psychology and founded Dolce Vita Seminars; a company that offers professional speaking, seminars, and other services to improve lives using her proprietary Dolce Vita protocols. She is author of “Living la Dolce Vita: Bring the Passion, Laughter, and Serenity of Italy into Your Daily Life”, and has been interviewed and featured on many television and radio shows including national magazines. Her website can be found at: Dolce Vita Seminars, and we are thankful for her sharing her knowledge of living la dolce vita!