Author Archives: Jodina

Salve studenti! Read on for… A recap of class #5 Outside-of-class assignments/activities Important announcements Buona giornata. Ci vediamo martedi/mercoledi prossimo! (Have a good day. See you next Tuesday/Wednesday, depending on your class location.) Jodina What we studied/practiced: Special Italian words … Continue reading →

One more way to get your fix of things Italian is to join the “Italian” group on Yahoo Groups. Here is how the group describes itself: “Italian is a group of adults at different stages of learning the Italian language. … Continue reading →

This is a fun social group dedicated to “speaking Italian and learning as much as we can while eating and drinking ourselves into fluency!” It’s an informal way to meet others interested in la bella lingua and cibo buono. (It … Continue reading →

Buon giorno ragazzi! Read on for… A recap of class #4 Outside-of-class assignments Important announcements. Che passiate una buonissa settimana–ci vediamo martedi/mercoledi prossimo! (Have an excellent week — see you next Tuesday/Wednesday… depending on your class location!) Jodina What we … Continue reading →

Nel blu dipinto di blu… Alitalia is offering special fares, round trip, starting at $500, departures from Boston. Must be purchased by Nov.9, travel by March 24, 2010.  March/April is a nice time of year to be in Italy. Spring’s … Continue reading →

Tiziano Ferro, Italian latin pop singer, is talented, fun to listen to (and easy on the eyes!). One of my students turned me on to his music (grazie Gariella!). Ferro also records Spanish versions of his Italian albums and has … Continue reading →

San Diego’s Taste of Little Italy returns — taking place this Wednesday, Nov. 4 from 5 to 9 p.m. Among the participating restaurants are Anthology, Burger Lounge, Indigo Grill, Mimmo’s, Mona Lisa, Po Pazzo, Rice at the W Hotel, Cafe … Continue reading →

“Chi non ha testa ha gambe” . . Salve! Ecco la frase idiomatica della settimana = Here’s your weekly Italian Idiom, brought to you by Italiano With Jodina: “Chi non ha testa ha gambe.” Literally, this means ‘He who doesn’t … Continue reading →

Buona sera studenti! Ecco il vostro aggiornamento settimanale della classe. (Here’s your weekly class update.) Complimenti a tutti coloro che hanno fatto i compiti di classe! (Thumbs up to all those who did the oustide-of-class assignments!) Read on for a … Continue reading →