Milan Profile on Askmen.com

A journalist I know thought I might like to have a go at a writing assignment for men’s magazine website Askmen.com.

Although I was unsure it was going to get published, it did. It was fun to do, but required quite a bit of research, even if this may not come across in the article.

What I wrote was a profile on my home town, Milan. The words are mine, but the photos are not.

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.

If you have a moment, have a read – its here: Askmen.com – fine living – Destinations – Milan

Let me know what you reckon too.

With thanks to Nicole Martinelli for pointing Askmen.com towards me!

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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