Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Fear and loathing in language learning

November 10, 2009

Vivi, my Spanish teacher, told me off yesterday.  She’d been asking around in the office to see if I’ve been practicing my Spanish with people.  And no, I have not.  Everyone here is so friendly and can speak English so well, so there is no need for me to talk in Spanish!  And I am […]






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A picture is worth a thousand words: Pastel coloured Italy

November 10, 2009

Another shot of Verona. The city of love.






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Random things

November 10, 2009

I love hearing little kids speak Spanish.  It’s always so amazing that these tiny little people can speak so much better than I! =) There is a tube strike today and it took an hour to drive to work.  Oh the joys of being in a big city. Have been having alcohol every night for […]






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