ben arrivato!
Submitted by latoca on Thu, 08/13/2009 - 10:17
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Welcome to the community
Submitted by Angie and Robert on Thu, 08/13/2009 - 12:43
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Submitted by Geoff Frewin on Sat, 08/15/2009 - 08:31
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Benvenuto!
Submitted by Santamarinese on Thu, 08/13/2009 - 12:46
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Ciao Geoff and welcome to the community.We have been members for a couple of weeks now and are just as passionate about all things Italian as it sounds like you are. Please feel free to view our introduction posted 2/8/09 about how we came to own our holiday home in Santa Marina. We plan on living there (hopefully in the next few years), when we can convince somebody local to sell us a piece of land. We will keep our current house there as a holiday let though.I listen to the Michel Thomas CD's on my way to work in the car. We find his style of learning very good and often try to speak to each other in Italian. Even so there is nothing like being in Italy and using the language, we always seem to learn more there. We don't get told "piano piano" so often now either! We even understand more of what the little eighty year old lady says who lives next door to us in Santa Marina and speaks the local dialect of Santamarinese (hence our user name).At least good has come out of bad from your accident if it means that you have been able to rekindle your love affair with Italy. Hope you are improving and will be back at work soon and off to discover Roma. What an ideal job you have! There has been a post on the community recently about travel cards for Rome. I don't know if you have already seen it.I have a fascination of mosaics and have done one of a sea monster and octopus on my bathroom wall, with the date that our house was built (1799) on the bath panel in roman numerals. As you can imagine 1799 is quite long in roman numerals. The romans were so advanced and so inventive. We really enjoyed our trip to Pompeii and plan on visiting Herculaneum next time we are there.Enjoy the community and hope to hear how your trip to Rome goes and how you get on in your Italian classes. Is your wife going to join you at the classes? We find that in Italy it takes us both to listen, one to answer and the other to prompt them when they get stuck!Best wishesToni
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Submitted by Geoff Frewin on Sat, 08/15/2009 - 08:34
In reply to Benvenuto! by Santamarinese
HI AND WELCOME
Submitted by Gala Placidia on Fri, 08/14/2009 - 04:33
In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
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Submitted by Geoff Frewin on Sat, 08/15/2009 - 08:36
In reply to HI AND WELCOME by Gala Placidia
Ciao Geoff
Submitted by Conrad on Mon, 08/17/2009 - 09:36
In reply to Thanks by Geoff Frewin
Welcome to the communtity. I have just got back from my hols on the Isle of Wight so I am catching up. I am the same age as you. We have planned a weeks stay in Rome next June. We have rented an apartment in Capena. Quite reasonable price.We are off to Venice at the end of next month for a couple of nights. Not done Florence yet but definetly high on the list.I am getting to grips with the language. Hoping to retire somewhere in Italy if I reach 65 ! 
a presto !
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Submitted by Geoff Frewin on Mon, 08/17/2009 - 10:01
In reply to Ciao Geoff by Conrad
Hi ConradGreat to hear from you and thanks for the welcome, very envious of you going out to Venice shortly. I'm hoping once I'm fully up and about to get out to Italy as soon as possible....to where ? To be honest don't really mind although Venice would be very high on the list along with Verona and lake Garda in the Autumn ! Please keep in touch and I hope you enjoyed the Isle of Wight. All the best Geoff
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