There is a serious problem. Please draw all children away from the computer screen for the next entry. Here’s an article (in Italian) from the Repubblica, an Italian newspaper that explains it all. I will translate the first paragraph for you because it makes me laugh: Halloween come l’aborto, il divorzio, l’eutanasia, la fecondazione assistita…
Happy Halloween
This year Halloween won’t be that important here, so I am reduced to living it through my friends. I have to give props to one of the most creative ladies I know, Britta. Her original passion is Halloween, and as I write I am watching the webcast of her yearly party. Her costumes are always…
Stuffo
So, the search for a new job has intensified lately, given that there have been some negative changes at my school – new management who have cut existing fixed-hour contracts by 20% (which I don’t have), and they are making sure teachers with contracts get priority so they don’t end up paying them for hours…
Losing Ground, Gaining Cheese
It’s been raining a lot in Puglia lately – there have been mudslides and some bridges washing away. Look at this high-speed train that seemed to have stopped just in time. Luckily, where Sante’s family is, there hasn’t been as much rain so they are doing fine. In case you saw Chinesepod from the last…
Japanese, Chinese, Mojito
I am currently very obsessed with Sudoku, a number game that is infecting most of Europe after starting in Japan. I don’t usually play online, but there are some sites that have online games that change every day or that you can print out. It is addictive! I have a bit of history with these…