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The Foundlings – Nina’s Story Posted by Geoff on May 19, 2017
Here’s my translation of Serena’s recent article I Trovatelli – La Storia Di Nina: Nina è una gattina dolcissima dagli occhi bellissimi. Anche lei, come tutti i nostri mici, è una randagia del paese, che ha contribuito molto alla sopravvivenza della sua razza. Ora che non è più giovanissima (pensiamo che abbia 7 o 8…
I Trovatelli – La Storia Di Nina Posted by Serena on May 17, 2017
A few months ago I wrote a couple of blogs about how we found each member of our feline family. Well now we have a new entry: Nina, a beautiful sweet female cat, who was one of the village strays for several years until she came to us for help. Here’s her story: Nina è…
Iroso, The Last Mule Soldier Posted by Geoff on May 15, 2017
Possibly the most famous corps of the Italian Army are the Alpini, the elite mountain troops which were formed back in in 1872. The Alpini, who are the oldest active mountain infantry in the world, are also well known for their indispensable companions, i muli (the mules), which were still in service up until the…
Really Lucky! Posted by Serena on May 5, 2017
Today I want to tell you about a book that is very special to me. It’s called Tutte Le Fortune – Badavo Ai Badanti (Really Lucky – I Took Care Of the Carers), an autobiography written by my childhood friend Riccardo Taverna. Riccardo, better known as Ricky, was my neighbour in Benghazi and my best…
Breakfast In Viareggio – English Translation Posted by Geoff on Apr 24, 2017
Here’s the English translation of Serena’s article Tales From The Bar – Breakfast In Viareggio, published last Friday. Frequentavo il Liceo Classico a Viareggio. La mattina presto insieme ad altri miei compagni di scuola prendevo la corriera della Lazzi che partiva da Lucca alle 7 del mattino ed arrivava a Viareggio alle 7.30. La scuola…
Tales From The Bar – Breakfast In Viareggio Posted by Serena on Apr 21, 2017
Here’s another little scene from bar life in Italy. Today I want to tell you about when I was a secondary school student in Viareggio, near Lucca. We’ll publish the English translation at the beginning of next week. That gives you all weekend to work on your own translation. Frequentavo il Liceo Classico a Viareggio…
When In Rome ……. Posted by Geoff on Apr 20, 2017
So, if you’ve studied our recent blog Parliamo Romanesco! you should be getting the hang of the Roman dialect by now, and ready for your next challenge. Here it is … To get a real flavour of the Romano dialect it goes without saying that you need to hear it spoken, or sung, by a…