Buondi. I’ll keep this very, very short as I have an online Swedish lesson in 40 minutes. I’ve been tidying up the next vocabulary page in the club’s vocabulary section. This one’s advanced, I’d say ‘very advanced’, besides being extremely boring. So I added a ‘Study Tip’, and in doing so hope to have spiced […]
Archives for December 2017
Need an ambulance in Italy? Think of infinity
No, I’m not (on this occasion) being sarcastic. If you’re visiting Italy, and suddenly start feeling rather odd, then you should call an ambulance. But which emergency number to use? Italy has a variety to choose from. We used to have a list stuck to the phone at home, just in case my wife dropped an […]
Do you remember May 2012?
Do you remember the twentieth of May 2012? I admit, I didn’t recall the exact date (or even the year, if I’m honest). But the events of that night, and what followed, have stayed with me. We were woken up at around four in the morning by an earthquake, the first I’d ever experienced. The […]
Italian words for describing objects and an exercise to try!
Buondì. Finally, it’s ‘dicembre’! That would explain why I’ve woken up in a good mood. ‘Arrivederci novembre’, but not too soon I hope. Man, I hate that month. Also, I have an online Swedish lesson this morning at 10.00. It’s a rare moment of the week in which I’m the taught not the teacher (at […]