Francesca Di Meglio

is a freelance writer based in Fort Lee, N.J. A community manager and reporter for BusinessWeek.com B-Schools Channel, she and her team won the 2007 National Magazine Award for Interactive Service, also known in the magazine industry as the "Ellie." Di Meglio's work has appeared in Ladies' Home Journal, iVillage.com, and Monster.com. "Our Paesani" is a weekly column about today's Italy that Di Meglio writes for ItaliansRus.com and LasVegasLaVoce.com