Bye bye chickenpox.

Still got a few spots and what may become little scars. The scars I’ll add to the collection I’ve amassed as a result of falling off bikes, crashing cars, being bitten by dogs, and playing with knives.

Stop reading, start speaking

Stop translating in your head and start speaking Italian for real with the only audio course that prompt you to speak.

Chickenpox is not nice and the itchy phase was hell. The whole affair left me feeling dog tired too. Apologies to those of you who left the comments to which I have only just got round to responding.

Chad

+Alex Roe is from the UK, but has lived and worked in Milan, Italy, for many years. Alex has been interviewed by the BBC on Italy issues. He tweets news and information about Italy to over 37,000 Twitter followers via @newsfromitaly on Twitter.

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