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Expats in Italy: A Chat With Bethany Prudente About Life in Naples

02/06/2020

In this post, I chat with Bethany Prudente about life in Naples as an expat and about getting used to the Italian way of life

It’s time to chat with an expat!

Today I have the pleasure of interviewing Bethany, a lovely lady from Mississippi who has fallen in love with a guy from Naples and left everything behind to live with him in Italy. 

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#italianwritingchallenge: A Monthly Challenge to Practice Your Writing Skills in a Fun Way

01/30/2020

This is a challenge to be used as an Italian writing practice and a way to practice your skills in a fun way
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Who is up for a challenge? 

This week’s blog post is a bit different from the others but, after the success of #tiregalounaparola, I have decided to incorporate more creative projects into this blog.

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[Italian Books] At The Wolf’s Table by Rosella Postorino

01/23/2020

This post is about At The Wolf's Table by Rosella Postorino, one of the many talented contemporary Italian writers that have had a huge success lately
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Feel like reading an Italian book that is not about Italy?

I have been recommending quite a few Italian books and books about Italy in this blog but I have realized this is the first time I am writing about an Italian book that has nothing to do with Italy.

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Italian Vocabulary for Social Media and Smartphones (Downloadable PDF and Audio File Included)

01/16/2020

I have created a basic Italian vocabulary for social media and smartphones which can be useful if you come to Italy and need to talk about the topic
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Smartphones and social media are a huge part of our daily life, nowadays. 

We use them constantly and we probably couldn’t live without them. They play such an important role in our life that we undoubtedly talk about them quite frequently in our conversations and, if we do so in a foreign language, we need to know a specific set of words and phrases.

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#tiregalounaparola: A Creative Project To Use Your Italian (and Make New Friends Too!)

01/02/2020

Learning a language is fun but the real fun begins when you need to use it. In this post, you'll find a creative project to practice your Italian and make new friends.
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Studying languages is undoubtedly nice but the real fun begins when you put them into use. 

Spending time on books and apps to learn grammar and vocabulary is great but the satisfaction that comes from finally being able to make yourself understood is unbeatable.

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My name is Cinzia and Italy is the place I call home.

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