The day I met the president.

Touch Rugby Italiano

Yes, it's true, I met the president the other day, while I was watching rugby at the 4-4-2 pub here in Milan.However, as you may have guessed, the president I met was not the famous guy who runs the States from a big white house. Instead this president, one Massimiliano Natale, heads the Italian … [Read more...]

Note for your diary – 6th December – Design Museum Opens in Milan

Apparently, on the 6th of December a new museum of Italian Design will open in Milan.  The only trouble is that I cannot find the address! I'm not sure whether the new design museum will be located near Parco Sempione close to the city centre, or out in the Bovisa area of Milan.When I do manage … [Read more...]

More server problems

Sorry if you found that this blog was taking an age to load today.  Beyond my control, alas.  The new host has been having server management problems.  I'm not a happy bunny.Just as well I'm paying on a monthly basis, and I'm already looking around for other potential hosting services.  If … [Read more...]

Assistance in finding EFL teachers.

I'm planning to use this blog to help English language teachers find, well, other English language teachers in Italy.If you are an independent language teacher, like me, then you may well have come across the situation in which you have had to turn down work because you simply don't have the … [Read more...]

I called the fire brigade today

It's true.  Don't worry though, it was an accident.I'll explain.  I was listening to some messages on my mobile, as you do, and at one point I tried to delete a message but, seeing as this was the first time I had used the service on my new phone, I pressed five.  Before pressing 5, I had … [Read more...]