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One of the advantages of getting older.... (2) from The_Italian_job 118 days old

I know, the title is a bit misleading as this is actually the continuation about the little alien under the skin of my wrist, also known as ganglion. So, ...

Oh dear, Italy is having a Maggie moment... from The_Italian_job 583 days old

So, now it is depressingly official - Silvio Berlusconi won again! Strange, since virtually noone I know admits to be voting for him. However, like ...

Lazy? I? Never... from The_Italian_job 599 days old

"update your blog - don't be meschino" Ehi? No "good morning", no "how are you?" - no, just straight into accusations even words like "pigro" were ...

Ok, so probably not this one... from The_Italian_job 652 days old

Right, 3 weeks are gone and so far no news from my application I made. Well, so I guess it is safe to assure that I was not successful. A bit disappointing ...

Welcome to... from The_Italian_job 775 days old

my car Yes, finally it happened again. After 20 years I own a car again. As my poor bike is still recouperating from it's ordeal of being carried ...

Cinema: Daywatch from The_Italian_job 776 days old

To be honest, when I saw Nighwatch first, I wasn’t too impressed. Too different was the set-up and the “feel” – it was too grotty, too unusual the visual ...

Zeithain! Zeithain! Zeithain! from The_Italian_job 800 days old

So, after recovering from the disappointment of not being 2 days on the road, but only about 12 hours on the taxi (1.30 – 1.45 from home to Birmingham ...

Zeithain! from The_Italian_job 834 days old

Yes, it is the time of year again where I go to do my 3-weeks international youth workcamp in Zeithain. I have done it for the last 4 years (well, I ...

The Computing/ e-Learning/ webdesign route... from The_Italian_job 912 days old

So, as I have mentioned before, language teaching might not be the only option I could try to find a job in Italy. For the last seven years I have increasingly ...

No Cambridge CELTA in Florence ? I don’t believe it! from The_Italian_job 938 days old

Ah, it could have all worked out so well… Well, I have to admit, when I started the last blog entry I knew exactly what conclusion I wanted to make ...