One very common complaint about living in Italy is that the postal system sucks. I have read many accounts of other expats dealings,actually they sound more like run- ins, with the postal system. Having to pay mysterious taxes on packages, having things sent back because a prescription is needed for toothpaste I think it was. So [...]
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It was only a matter of time
Posted in Italian Bureaucracy, Learning Italian, Living in Italy on May 8, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Parco per Cani: the dog park
Posted in Learning Italian, Puppy on March 1, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Lucky for M and I we have a dog park within walking distance from our house. We go twice a day because anyone who has ever had beagle knows that a tired beagle is a good beagle. We seem to be on the same schedule as some of the other vicini ( neighbors) who have [...]
Me talk pretty one day?
Posted in Learning Italian on July 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Um, maybe…On Monday I start my final week of Italian class. The class has been very intense 5 hours a day of Italian for the last two weeks. But I am still nervous when it comes to talking to strangers and even with the friends and family of M. I know that I just have [...]
