Category Archives: learn italian

WWMLD? What Would Monsignor Luigi Do?

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Jodina

     What does a monsignor to the Vatican do when he’s not in Rome doing what a monsignor does? Inquiring minds want to know, and I, my dears, have the answers! . . Recently I had the pleasure of having … Continue reading →

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Guest Blog: Part 2–“La scuola”

A Student in Florence

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Jodina

Ecco (Here is) Lisa’s second blog post! If you didn’t read the first one, it’s here: Guest Blog Part 1 In breve (in short), Lisa, one of my students, is living her sogno (dream) by spending sette settimane (seven weeks) … Continue reading →

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Una Celebrazione di FIBER ARTS>>

Le antiche arti femminili

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Jodina

  Perhaps you practice one of the many varieties of fiber arts, or perhaps you just appreciate i prodotti finiti (the finished products) resulting from skills that have been tramandati da generazione in generazione (passed from generation to generation).    … Continue reading →

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Guest Blog: Una studentessa a Firenze

A Student in Florence

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Jodina

     Una delle mie studentesse (one of my students), la simpaticissima Lisa DeLucchi, is living her sogno (dream) by spending sette settimane (seven weeks) a Firenze (in Florence), where she has affittato un’appartamento (rented an apartment) and si è iscritta … Continue reading →

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Everybody Speaks Italian — The Cool Phenomenon of Language Crossover

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Jodina

“Word Bridge” (photo by Dutch artist Art Rock) .     “How’s that?,” you say. Well, you might be a student of la bella lingua (Italian’s nickname, meaning, literally, the beautiful language) and speak it with some degree of proficiency, … Continue reading →

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