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Tag Archives: Italy
Mi Piace, Mi Gusta – Day 16: Siamo stanche e sporche (We are tired and dirty)
Last night, I left off with our leaving Siena, so I’ll start today with a quick recap of our arrival in Florence yesterday afternoon. The bus from Siena to Florence took a little over an hour and dropped us off … Continue reading
Mi Piace, Mi Gusta – Day 13: Roma è la mia “montagna.” (Rome is my mountain.)
When people think of Rome, they often think of its seven hills, but after today I will always think of it as a mountain–my personal mountain. This may make you think of my post from Monday when I was talking … Continue reading
Mi Piace, Mi Gusta – Day 12: Il Tempo Vola (Time flies)
How could it possibly be that I have only one more full day left in Rome? Where did the time go? I’m sure to my mother it must seem like I’ve been away forever, and while I miss my family, … Continue reading
Mi Piace, Mi Gusta – Day 10: Niente speciale (nothing special)
Tonight’s blog post will be short because nothing too unusual happened today. In the morning, I stumbled my way through Italian class. (We’re learning passive voice verbs. Ugh!) After class, I stopped in Chiesa Nuova for some quiet prayer time. … Continue reading
Mi Piace, Mi Gusta – Day 7: Cucinare (To Cook)
Today I got to do something I’ve been waiting a year to do. Those of you who have been following me for a while may remember that during last year’s trip to Rome, I took a cooking class. However, it … Continue reading
Mi Piace, Mi Gusta – Day 5: Non funziona (It doesn’t work)
Last night I couldn’t finish my blog post because the wifi in my apartment seemed to cut out. After a frustrating hour or so, I went to bed around midnight. Four hours later I wa awakened by a weird nightmare … Continue reading
Mi Piace, Mi Gusta – Day 4: Nulla Pazza (Nothing crazy)
Last year, I was blessed to see Pope Francis give the General Audience while on I was on pilgrimage (btw, check out The Catholic Traveler for great Catholic pilgrimages). After Katie and I got our tickets for the General Audience, … Continue reading
Mi Piace, Mi Gusta – Day 3: Non posso parlare
Today I lost the ability to speak Italian. Well, only briefly. I did okay in class today. We had a student teacher visiting our room, and our teacher asked us (in Italian, of course), “Who is she?” A couple people … Continue reading
Mi Piace, Mi Gusta – Day 2: Il primo giorno di scuola
Today was the first day of school. I met Katie and her two British roommates at a corner on the way to school. It was fun to walk the old path to school and say, “Buongiorno, San Pietro!” while crossing … Continue reading
Mi Piace, Mi Gusta – Day 1: Sona a Casa
Welcome to “Mi Piace, Mi Gusta”! (Mi Piace is Italian for “I like” and Mi Gusta is the same in Spanish.) Well, this trip started out with a whimper. On the way to the airport, I got a call from … Continue reading