My personal feedback on Italian language schools, after studying in Siena, Firenze (Florence), Lucca and Verona: They are fun! I have been at four schools and they were all fairly similar in terms of having a set amount of time … Continue reading
Today we had an entertaining moment that caused us to bite our tongues for a minute or two. My l’insegnante, Enrico, was trying to explain the definition of ‘adatto’ to us today and we just weren’t getting it. As there … Continue reading
The school organized an outing to Padova on Sunday which I very much enjoyed. Padova is known for such things as being the setting of Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew, for having a University more than 800 years old … Continue reading
In Italian “Lui” means “he” and is pronounced like “Louie”. Whenever I hear it or use “Lui” I just have to think of the name “Louie” which often leads to thinking about Donald Duck’s nephews! For example, “Did Marco give … Continue reading
What a difference another day makes! Yesterday I was quite distressed! I arrived at school to find out that we all had to take a test to determine if we should advance to the next level or repeat the level … Continue reading
My European escapade (or escape?) has been quite eye-opening for me. I have started to see quite a few things very differently and have learned a lot about myself in terms of what is important to me and what I … Continue reading
After class today, Ann and I headed to La Spezia. I had heard it was a nice town but I must admit that I was a bit underwhelmed when we got there. First, it was really quite large and has … Continue reading
