Bologna Miscellaneous
Thursday, July 26th, 2012
Bologna at one time had rivers and canals. Now most of the rivers run under the city. I was told that if you find yourself on a long and winding street that there’s a good bet that it follows the path of a river that has now been covered over with the street. There still […]
Bologna Miscellaneous
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Ciao ALCE (again)
Wednesday, July 11th, 2012
Well, my language skills improved a lot but I still have difficulty following the dialog in a movie or on a TV show. I have found a significant change in my progress with the language. Before it seemed that I could always speak Italian better than I could understand it. It made sense to me. […]
Ciao ALCE (again)
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Pranzo col maiale (lunch with the pig)
Thursday, July 5th, 2012
It’s not often that you have lunch with a pig, at least not one that is part of what’s on your plate. But Jessica has a pet pig. It all started with Davide, one of the best teachers at the school who has, alas, moved on to other things. In any case Davide introduced me […]
Pranzo col maiale (lunch with the pig)
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