Studying
I Got Skills!
With Trump’s America looming on the horizon, an Italian friend commented that it’s about time for me to leave the States. An expat friend in Bangkok said he expects to see me back there sooner rather than later, based on Trump’s presidency! (He’s always told me that I’ll end up living in Bangkok, anyway.) It’s … Continue reading »
Fruits of My Labor
A month or so ago, I decided to sign up for an on-line photography course; one that’s meant to change your perspective of what you photograph and how you photograph by giving you weekly “prompts.” Week One has inspired me to take the following:
The Italians Will Be Thankful
You lucked out. You probably won’t hear me throw Italian words in this blog here and there, and you won’t even hear me ramble on about Italian class for the next month and a half. Although my intentions were to enroll in Italian 3 this semester, fate would have it otherwise. When I returned from … Continue reading »
Language Lessons Learned
In my most recent Italian class, we’re learning to use the indicative imperfect verb form. The teacher gave us sheets of paper asking us what we wanted to do when we were children, what we did at our house, what fears we had, what we did at school, what we weren’t allowed to do and … Continue reading »
Musical Monday
You know what today is, my little chickadees? Yup, it’s Musical Monday. “Damn!” you’re thinking to yourself, “I’d hoped that she was joking.” Today I’m going to assail your ears with a little Italian reggae. Yes, you heard correctly. Italians can do reggae. Take a listen to this, especially because it’s going to tie in … Continue reading »