Oggi, scrivo la mia prima annotazione. Sono sicuro che uso le parole incorrette e la grammatica terribile, ma sono negli Stati Uniti per 41 giorni piรน, e poi, in Italia!
Today, I'm writing my first Blog entry. I'm sure I'm using the wrong words and terrible grammar, but I'm in the United States for 41 more days, and then, to Italy!
No, my blog will not be in Italian, but it will be interspersed with some. Also, I'm starting this blog with the intention of posting at least once a week, or hopefully something short every few days while I am in Perugia or traveling through Italy, but I cannot guarantee the time or (free) internet access. I do, however, intend to use it until I leave, as well. It's mostly for my own amusement. It would be cool if someone read it, though.
I don't want this post to be boring, so I'm gonna keep it short. I have 41 days left to read my textbook, watch Italian movies, read Italian books, practice Rosetta Stone, and talk to myself in a language that no one around me understands. I've been studying Italian for several hours today, going over vocab lists in my textbook (I'm only up to Chapter 3), and I'm on Chapter 4 of Harry Potter e la Pietra Filosofale. My vocabulary, I'm realizing, is going to be so skewed by the books and movies I read and watch. For example, I know how to say owl (gufo), scar (cicatrice), and cloak (mantella), but I'm not sure I know how to do things like, oh, I don't know, buy food, or get from one place to another. If my ability to understand the movie I watched last night, La stanza del figlio (The Son's Room), serves as any indication, I am going to die alone in Italy.
Things I need to do before I depart:
- buy an outlet and voltage adapter
- rent a cell phone
- get my passport from the Education Abroad office
Beh, buona giornata!
I don't know if you absolutely need a voltage adapter. Just check all of your appliances and make sure it says 125-250V (and 50-60Hz?) I haven't had any need for one yet, and that's including cellphone charger, camera charger, laptop charger, and hair dryer. I don't know what else you might be bringing that you'd need it for :)
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