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Tag Archives: Italian language school
My thoughts on Italian language school
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
Posted in Florence, Italian language school, Lucca, Siena, Verona
Tagged Firenze, Florence, Italian language school, Lucca, Siena, Verona
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Sweetbull
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
Padova (Padua to you Yanks!)
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
Posted in Dante Alighieri, Donatello, Galileo, Italian language school, Siena, Verona
Tagged Basilica di Sant'Antonio da Padova, Basilica of Saint Anthony, Cappella degli Scovegni, Cappella degli Scrovegni, Dante, Donatello, Galileo, Galileo Galilei, Giotti, Italian language school, Jerusalem, Marcus Aurelius, Padova, Padua, Piccolomini Library, Piccolomini Libreria, Shakespeare, The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, The Scrovegni Chapel, The Taming of the Shrew
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Huey, Dewey, and Lui
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 un altro giorno makes!
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 personal austerity program
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
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Tagged Italian language school, personal austerity program
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La Spezia
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
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Tagged Italian language school, La Spezia, Lucca
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La scuola è finita!
School’s out forever! Well, at least for the foreseeable future! My tally to date is 6 weeks of language school and I need a break! It has been a lot of fun and the schools have all been a bit … Continue reading
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Tagged Bologna, ireland, Italian language school, Lucca
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The Lucca language school
The school in Lucca is a bit unusual. It focuses almost entirely on conversation and dialogue as opposed to grammar. I am not quite sure what I think about it. When you first arrive at any school you are given … Continue reading
My Florentine classmates
I must admit that I am not as interested in getting to know my classmates here in Firenze as I was in Siena. Largely because I am only here for the week. A quick idea of how things break down … Continue reading
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Tagged Firenze, Florence, Italian language school
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