The Cole Family In Italy
Impressions and Experiences
During Michael's tour of duty with the U.S. Navy in 1983 to 1986 (3 years, 3 months, 1 week, 4 days, 10 hours, and 30 minutes),
our family was fortunate to live near Naples, Italy.
At this site on the Web we have created an archive of the letters we wrote back to family and friends in
the United States during those years. See what foreign and military life was like
for a young American family as we share with you details and photos of our adventures
and trials in Italy and other parts of Europe.
  02 May 1983 flight to Italy, learning about Naples & Navy
 07 May 1983 Hideaway Hotel, house-hunting, preschools, food09 May 1983 hotel life, ICR, Mother's Day, kids16 May 1983 house, culture shock, earthquake, kids16 May 1983 patients, car, house21 May 1983 our villa, AGIP gas coupons, gettone29 May 1983 on call, cold weather, appliances, Solfatara, TV29 May 1983 flood, loaner furniture, dust, Paddington05 Jun 1983 TV, traffic laws, new car, Euromercato10 Jun 1983 unpacking household goods10 Jun 1983 damaged furniture, standard Fiat, rent, flowers19 Jun 1983 currency, kitchen, tufa, shopping, phones, TV22 Jun 1983 birthday thanks, British couple, flies, kids23 Jun 1983 inlaid wood, British, cold pool, plums, marble26 Jun 1983 driving, shoes, church, Sorrento26 Jun 1983 Jeannie's birthday, fitness test, nails, cabinets04 Jul 1983 Steven, swimming, Rabbit, Sorrento table04 Jul 1983 table & chairs, watermelon, Philadelphia06 Jul 1983 Festa Americana, swim class, piano16 Jul 1983 zoo, shoes, geography, gelati, bidet17 Jul 1983 jet lag, beach, neighbor's garden24 Jul 1983 fire alarm, Pompei, Vesuvius, lire, corn24 Jul 1983 first century, fleas, new table, car crash01 Aug 1983 deliveries, car trouble, Germany, tired03 Aug 1983 shoe store, Angelique's party, Carmen, pomodori04 Aug 1983 Pompei, shoes, birthday, Rome, opera07 Aug 1983 braces, birthday, preaching, refrigerator11 Aug 1983 new VCR14 Aug 1983 motorcycles, swimming, ICR reunion17 Aug 1983 late presents, bus to Rome, anniversary18 Aug 1983 bidet, Camp Volcano, radiator fan28 Aug 1983 deliveries, storm, videotapes, Cuma29 Aug 1983 Iranian babysitter, church picnic, Arkansas accent30 Aug 1983 family reunion, video, colors06 Sep 1983 microwave, curtains, Florence, Pisa, Siena06 Sep 1983 Florence, villa, Lago Patria10 Sep 1983 Florence, Pisa, Siena, Angelique's letter/drawing11 Sep 1983 Pozzuoli earthquakes, Paddington22 Sep 1983 wives clubs, Toyland, Christmas list26 Sep 1983 bronchitis, genealogy, toys, bargaining01 Oct 1983 preschool, birthday, pneumonia07 Oct 1983 birthday, earthquake damage, knit dress11 Oct 1983 public education, crystal, royalty12 Oct 1983 watercolors, Bohemian crystal, art appreciation 20 Oct 1983 Razorbacks, Cuma, "red zone"20 Oct 1983 Puffi, archeology class, kerosene heaters28 Oct 1983 Beirut bombing, National Museum28 Oct 1983 cupcakes, new neighbors, house shoes07 Nov 1983 Famarole, Euromercato, fettuccine09 Nov 1983 roast, clinic, Halloween13 Nov 1983 lemons, kerosene, Roman Forum, curtains15 Nov 1983 electric blanket, Rome, no sleep24 Nov 1983 radiators, feast, spelling, Ercolano27 Nov 1983 Anri, Herculaneum, Thanksgiving, Caserta29 Nov 1983 phone calls, Ercolano, thermostat29 Nov 1983 palace, market, farmland, telephone poles04 Dec 1983 heating, new phone, Baia, Christmas tree07 Dec 1983 virus, schools, parties08 Dec 1983 telephone number11 Dec 1983 museums, Pinetamare, videotapes12 Dec 1983 paraffin, package, parties 25 Dec 1983 Christmas newsletter26 Dec 1983 Christmas, fender bender, Halloween26 Dec 1983 mail delays, Christmas cards, presents27 Dec 1983 holidays, schools, fender bender04 Jan 1984 Capodimonte, aquarium, Shoe Alley09 Jan 1984 Searcy lot, video camera, snow10 Jan 1984 late Christmas, real Italian meal11 Jan 1984 jet lag, visiting Europe15 Jan 1984 videotaping16 Jan 1984 home movie, Vomero23 Jan 1984 circus, Vatican, braces off25 Jan 1984 language classes, babysitting, knit dress01 Feb 1984 itinerary, preparing for Europe07 Feb 1984 income tax, premature baby08 Feb 1984 mopping, strikes, power failure15 Feb 1984 cold, chattering kids, fashion show, iris19 Feb 1984 colds & flu, electric bill, trains21 Feb 1984 better itinerary28 Feb 1984 lock out, security breach, Vietri, opera02 Mar 1984 Pinetamare Clinic26 Mar 1984 Capri, National Museum, Bay of Naples10 Apr 1984 Gateway To Italian II, screens11 Apr 1984 rain, Paestum, electricity02 May 1984 kitten, gardenias05 May 1984 Greece, Easter, lectureship17 May 1984 requests, earthquake, wedding shower22 May 1984 swing set, sheep shearing, Giugliano04 Jun 1984 kitten accident, trip plans, wives club12 Jun 1984 Edenlandia, packages17 Jun 1984 car wash & wax, ancient coins18 Jun 1984 leaving for London01 Jul 1984 London02 Jul 1984 London07 Jul 1984 frocking, McDonald's, alarms, crocodiles08 Jul 1984 promotion, screen doors22 Jul 1984 bugs, swimming, peaches23 Jul 1984 swim class, dry, to Arkansas24 Jul 1984 travel, zucchini, Commodore 6404 Aug 1984 birthday, computer, mystery04 Aug 1984 growing older, getting hotter05 Aug 1984 presents & party, hot oven13 Aug 1984 beach, rain, car trouble14 Aug 1984 flooding, slumber party, Air Force23 Aug 1984 phone, Sorrento, Pac-Man25 Aug 1984 Sorrento, wetting down party, swimsuits03 Sep 1984 kindergarten, school play, Care Bears, VCRs15 Sep 1984 Toyland, flight plans17 Sep 1984 black market software, blown fuse25 Sep 1984 rain, puddles, electricity24 Nov 1984 Thanksgiving, clinic & schedule, Rome, Pompei27 Nov 1984 car trouble, travels, 64 fever01 Dec 1984 Christmas tree11 Dec 1984 school pictures, La Maddalena, shopping trip25 Dec 1984 Christmas newsletter25 Dec 1984 Christmas presents27 Dec 1984 cold, cameo, Paddington, travel tips01 Jan 1985 thank you to Becky02 Jan 1985 word processing, Corsica03 Jan 1985 Christmas videotape17 Jan 1985 snow, Harding at Florence18 Jan 1985 Jeannie on computer28 Jan 1985 cold, electricity, TV, military29 Jan 1985 Jeannie word processing05 Feb 1985 thank you to Alisa09 Feb 1985 pneumonia again, buried cable15 Feb 1985 exchange rate, Jeannie away, Athens bomb15 Feb 1985 letter to Grandma19 Feb 1985 northern Italy shopping trip27 Feb 1985 long dress, travel tips04 Mar 1985 charter flights, trains, travel advice, Arlechino11 Mar 1985 electric company, military medicine26 Mar 1985 yard work, health fair, Easter dresses27 Mar 1985 work, eating out, TV programs08 Apr 1985 Harding University visitors, drunk driver10 Apr 1985 sewing, colors, Harding visitors, charter04 May 1985 Lucerne, Paris, Chambord, Nice, Turin, Genoa07 May 1985 touring Europe, culture shock09 May 1985 illness, flowers, Mother's Day17 May 1985 Interest Inventory, virus, school, ice22 May 1985 living in Naples with the U.S. Navy29 May 1985 kindergarten graduation, haiku30 May 1985 Naples sightseeing10 Jun 1985 Catholic wedding, kindergarten graduation13 Jun 1985 sandals, cleaning23 Jun 1985 Woolly's in London, Scotland, ancestors24 Jun 1985 London, Scotland13 Jul 1985 bargain hunting, Beirut crisis, new neighbors15 Jul 1985 stolen car, Scotland, visit from family22 Jul 1985 towed car, stolen car, pool, block party29 Jul 1985 hot summer, block party, rabbit trap29 Jul 1985 thank you to Bill & Diane05 Aug 1985 slumber party, swim classes, one car06 Aug 1985 swim class, power outages, machine language22 Aug 1985 Rome, Appian Way, Ostia26 Aug 1985 birthday gifts29 Aug 1985 Rome, school testing, voice lessons09 Sep 1985 first grade, new car, bathtub baptism19 Sep 1985 Pony Palace, Positano, Munich07 Oct 1985 parents visit, birthday, pregnancy, tea carts16 Oct 1985 terrorists, Mafia, Ford Fiesta, Christmas30 Oct 1985 costumes, charter flights, babysitting02 Nov 1985 friends depart, computer evangelism, Halloween06 Nov 1985 Bible studies, baptism13 Nov 1985 auto repairs, music boxes, family tree14 Nov 1985 report card, gifted & talented, Arkansas football13 Dec 1985 Thanksgiving, Germany, Venice, Ravenna13 Dec 1985 Commodore computers, 6th century churches25 Dec 1985 Christmas newsletter25 Dec 1985 gifts description25 Dec 1985 gifts, conception28 Dec 1985 Christmas thanks, diskettes28 Dec 1985 pirated software30 Dec 1985 sermon tapes, Naples church30 Dec 1985 military medicine31 Dec 1985 after Christmas, kids growing04 Jan 1986 neighbors, pastitzio, base security, voice lessons12 Jan 1986 car, Italian court12 Jan 1986 church20 Jan 1986 computers, copyright20 Jan 1986 July departure20 Jan 1986 Vatican museums, missionary27 Jan 1986 Libya, report card04 Feb 1986 winter, pregnancy, art contest, exercising13 Feb 1986 ear infection, phone number, Commodore club18 Feb 1986 tea cart, voice lessons, Fiat birth defect06 Mar 1986 Harding, Notturno, Pompeii12 Mar 1986 ATLS, Germany, Girl Scout cookies27 Mar 1986 Brownies, opera, new car, ACLS02 Apr 1986 Carney Park, Easter, sandals, LeBaron, basil02 Apr 1986 Melissa, indefinite return, Shoe Alley20 Apr 1986 Libya bombing, chicken pox, Harding tour26 Apr 1986 Millington07 May 1986 Rhine River, Holland, Switzerland07 May 1986 thank you to Krumreis08 May 1986 Angelique tulips, radiation09 May 1986 Memphis12 May 1986 clinic29 May 1986 shipping out31 May 1986 chicken, Sorrento, whistle16 Jun 1986 yard sale, McDonald's, Pompeii19 Jun 1986 birthday, Little Rock flight04 Jul 1986 packing out, Harding Academy07 Jul 1986 Festa Americana, lost tooth13 Jul 1986 Montecassino, Tivoli, Sistine Chapel, forum14 Jul 1986 bedspread, Memphis15 Jul 1986 Pozzuoli, Ischia, sunset
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