Archives for December 2018

Tomorrow is Capodanno, which makes this evening ‘la Vigilia di Capodanno’, or New Year’s Eve. Here’s wishing you a good one. We’re having a combo-Swedish/Italian meal this evening. The Italian part will be the traditional lentils, mashed potatoes and zampone. While the Swedish component (the antipasto/starter, first course, call it what you wish) will be […]

Buondì. And how nice that it’s a normal Friday! The shops are open, the sun is shining, the kids are slumped in front of the TV in their pyjamas – everything is well with the world. Except, it’s NOT a normal Friday… Because today we have the start of the 2019 January Sale! Which means […]

Buondì. Two things today: 1.) What to do to avoid the ‘January Sale’ This Friday (28th December) we’lll be beginning our ‘January Sale’ on online lessons, ebooks and so on. The club has a team of freelance Italian teachers who need work. Plus, revenues from ebook sales pay our hosting bills, and for new materials […]

Buondì. I’m writing this from Rimini, where the tribes are gathering for this evening’s Swedish-style Christmas Eve dinner. Followed, much too soon afterwards, by the rather-more-lavish Italian version at lunchtime on Christmas Day. Guess which goes on longer… I hope you’ll be doing something gastronomically-ambitious, too? I’ll be back again on mercoledì, which Italians call […]

One of the good things about being a teacher is the school holidays. OK, so there’s the Italian school 2019 ‘Save 20%’ promotion to finish off, which means working right up until midnight on Christmas day. And then, just a few days later, we’ll be having the OnlineItalianClub.com January sale, which is a busy time. […]

Buondì. I’m busy, busy, busy, this week. Sono molto occupato! It’s the Italian school annual ‘Save 20%’ offer, which means I’m writing articles each and every day. Yesterday, for example, was ‘Why Learn Italian?‘ And today ‘Why Study Italian in Bologna?‘, which contains a subtle hint. You might want to take a look. So that’s […]

Buondì. Though this last week before the Christmas break is normally when everything is winding down, for us at the school it’s always a bit crazy. Why? Because we’re busy with the annual “Save 20% on Italian Courses in Bologna” promotion. Which means emails every day, right up to the evening of Christmas Day. I’ll […]

Australia, population 24.6 million. Number of Italian language courses to choose from? See the newly-refurbished: Italian Course Finder: Australia The ‘United’ Kingdom – population 66 million, so rather more… Availability of Italian courses? Italy, after all, is just a couple of hours away on a 737… Italian Course Finder: United Kingdom Come on you poms! […]

Buondì. I’m back from my long weekend in Glasgow, Scotland. The West End, where I stayed, is a vibrant and attractive part of the city, with the River Kelvin running through it on its way downhill to join the much larger River Clyde. It’s home to ‘the’ university, though there are other universities in other parts […]

Buondì. I’m in Glasgow, the last day of my weekend visiting my daughter at uni, and won’t be back on regular wifi until I get back to Bologna tonight. So 1.) no Book of the Week offer today, again- perhaps I’ll dig one out on Wednesday –  and 2.) I’ll keep this short. I know, […]