It's very difficult

It's very difficult to find an English partner to speak here (not necessarily an English native speaker). Generally people leave their Skype addresses but don't talk. It's difficult to practice...

First notebook entry: Introducing myself

I am learning English because i want to work in GB. My native lenguage is Italian and i grew up in Florence, so.... I enjoy sports, music and trading.

[Note: English and Italian have different rules for capitalization. The names of languages are always capitalized in English! :-)]

Today

Now I am in my house after 17 days in the harbor. I am tanning. I didn't work afoot [??]but I enjoyed my holidays with my father. I think I drank a lot of coffe and ice cream and gained weight. After all I saw my friends, it was funny and relaxing for me.
Anyway, can somebody please give me a home-made remedy to remove the tan? . Thanks for reading and for your corrections. I hope you know the aswer! 

English Class

My English class began yesterday. I hope to meet a good teacher. Besides I like to learn new vocabulary and practice here! Wish me luck! :)

A wren's nest

This morning I found this strange pile of leaves on the pole of the garden umbrella. At first sight I couldn't quite understand what it was, but when I realized that it was a bird's nest I decided to look more closely: it is made up of leaves, little branches and... yes, some hair of my dogs! Presumably, it was built by a wren because of its small dimensions.
The nest appears still to be empty: who knows if the owner will decide to put some eggs inside! :)

First notebook entry: Introducing myself

I'd like to improve my English speaking skills and be more fluent.

godfathers pizza

Yesterday I was talking with an Arabian girl. I asked her what she knows about italy.
She told me, "I know Rome is its capital, and that your country is famous for pasta." 
She said also that Italy is known for the mafia (foreign people often confuse the reality of mafia with the romantic figure of the Godfather’s movie), Prada, Gucci, Versace… and of course, PIZZA!
Well, I told her, you know almost nothing about my country.
Italy has 70 % of the whole world of art and one of the most ancient histories ever, but at the same time it became a state only in 1860. The first time since the roman empire. The banking system was created in Florence, whose riches at that time (in 1.400 – 1.500 a. c.) were greater than the entire UK.
Italy is a pearl in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea. it has are both maritime pine and fir, palm and snow, volcanoes and green fields. Italy is composed of twenty regions, each one different from the other in traditions, food and dialect.
Italians never follow laws; they interpret them! So, we are the magicians of nuance. We have problems with organization, but we always fix it: that’s because for centuries we were dominated by other kingdoms and families who really didn’t care about the population. This condition through centuries created the mentality where the mafia has developed.
We don’t go often to church, but we are quite religious because we are dreamers, we love fantastic stories, and because inside we’re animist and superstitious.
We have rigid codes of honour and respect, but only on the outside, and our friendships resemble love stories, so we don’t like to leave someone alone. Even though the integration of GLBT people still has not happened, and families that differ from the traditional one still aren’t completely accepted, there still are social differences between women and men.
Italian remains the language of art and fashion. Our history is told by thousands of stories, from north to south.

And yes, we eat pizza and pasta. Sometimes.