AND WE DID IT!!! It was a bit shaky in the beginning of the Group Stage matches but Italia pulled together and delivered the do-or-die win necessary to advance to the Quarter Finals of Euro Cup 2008. I was beginning to miss the Italian National […]
It’s safe to say that I’m a pretty big fan of il calcio. I had the luxury of working freelance during the 2006 World Cup so I watched every single Italia game. Now Euro Cup is underway and I no longer have the luxury of […]
Learning a language involves so many things, and one of those is definitely idioms! idiom Noun 1. a group of words which, when used together, have a different meaning from the one suggested by the individual words, eg it was raining cats and dogs 2. […]
We all have bad habits that we just can’t seem to break. In my case, that habit is nail-biting. I’ve been biting my nails for as long as I can remember. It’s such an unattractive habit too and one I’ve tried to break SO many […]
The ANSA newswire tells me its National Bread Day in Italy today. I’m totally down with that; I love the smell of freshly baked bread almost as much as I like eating it. I think my favorite Italian bread would have to be the Ciabatta […]
My plane ticket is booked. That means, this summer (August to be exact) I’ll be taking my first solo trip to Italy. I can’t even begin to describe how much I’m looking forward to this trip. It has been 10 years since I visited last. […]
In my personal opinion, when it comes to learning a language, there are four basic principles that you need to master: speaking, listening, reading, and writing. In my quest to conquer the Italian language, I have immersed myself in the language as much as possible. […]
I don’t think anyone would argue with me when I say that in Italy, il calcio (italian football/soccer) is the most popular sport. It’s probably even safe to say that for many people, Italian football is like a religion. The race for the scudetto is […]
Have you ever picked up a book, started to read it, and then found yourself battling to get to the end? To say I love to read is an understatement. I have a pile of books I want to read that seems to grow every […]
When you think of leaning towers what is the first thing that comes to mind? “La Torre di Pisa” or as it’s famously known, The Leaning Tower of Pisa is the bell-tower (campanile) of the cathedral in the Italian city of Pisa in Toscana (Tuscany). […]
