The Situation OK, so you are young, Italian, from the south of Italy, have just finished struggling through a five year degree course which took seven or eight years and you have had the courage to move all the way up to Milan to do a Master in some business school or other. All in the hope of … [Read more...]
New Work by Gianpietro Carlesso
March 11, 2008 By 2 Comments
Gianpietro Carlesso, the Italian sculptor for whom I have translated one or two pieces, went to London back in November last year and I'm very happy to report that one of his works was sold at auction, and, hopefully, the sale has managed to raise his profile on the international stage.You can … [Read more...]
Is Blogging a Form of Journalism?
March 10, 2008 By Leave a Comment
A good question, and quite a few real 'journalists' would disagree that bloggers, for the most part, can claim to be journalists, even if some journalists are bloggers.Oddly enough, one of the definitions of the word 'journalist' is "a person who keeps a journal, diary, or other record of daily … [Read more...]
English Yellow Pages
March 10, 2008 By Leave a Comment
I got an email today asking about English speaking vets in Milan, and I found the answer in the English Yellow Pages, which is ìa handy list of English speaking businesses and professionals throughout Italy.The English Yellow Pages may prove useful to those of you who are not quite up to scratch … [Read more...]
Just a thought
March 9, 2008 By Leave a Comment
As you may have noticed, on Blog from Italy I write about anything and everything that catches my eye, which means older posts may contain information that is interesting.To make it easier to understand when I made one of my older posts, I've played with the code so that the year, and date the … [Read more...]
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