Tag Archives: Italian language school

My thoughts on Italian language school

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Sophia la Vespa

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 →

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Sweetbull

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Sophia la Vespa

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 →

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Padova (Padua to you Yanks!)

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Sophia la Vespa

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 →

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Huey, Dewey, and Lui

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Sophia la Vespa

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 →

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What a difference un altro giorno makes!

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Sophia la Vespa

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 →

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My personal austerity program

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Sophia la Vespa

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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La Spezia

Posted on September 3, 2011 by Sophia la Vespa

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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La scuola è finita!

Posted on September 3, 2011 by Sophia la Vespa

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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The Lucca language school

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Sophia la Vespa

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 →

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My Florentine classmates

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Sophia la Vespa

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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