Tag Archives: Italian Language

Fish Market Catania, Sicily

Posted on November 2, 2010 by

The first thing I noticed when I woke up this morning was a soft glow reflecting on the window shutters. Could it be the sun? Sunrises don’t last long, so again I jumped out of bed to check. Yes, we … Continue reading →

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Marsala, It’s Not Just Wine

Posted on October 21, 2010 by

Who hasn’t heard of Marsala wine? You might not know, however, that it comes from the West coast of Sicily, in fact, Marsala is the most western point of the island.  With such notoriety for its wines I would have … Continue reading →

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Babilonia Language School in Taormina, Sicily – Review

Posted on October 4, 2010 by

The language classes at Babilonia overall are very well done. The teachers are educated and experienced in teaching Italian as a foreign language. The classes primarily focus on communicative activities, that is, getting the students to use the language in … Continue reading →

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Cooking Classes in Taormina – Day 3

Posted on October 4, 2010 by

For our last class we made three dishes: an eggplant involtini (slices of eggplant  rolled up around pasta), polpette all’agrodolce ( meatballs in a sweet and sour sauce) and zucchini ripieni (zucchini halves filled with a ground meat mixture). We … Continue reading →

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Cooking Classes in Taormina – Day 2

Posted on October 1, 2010 by

Babilonia in Taormina, Sicily When I got to Donatella’s house last night, Jovanna was waiting on the steps. She didn’t want to be the first to go in. We put our stuff down and Donatella put us straight to work … Continue reading →

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Just Another Monday

Posted on September 29, 2010 by

Babilonia in Taormina, Sicily I can’t believe we are already starting another new week. Last week flew by faster than the first and Don will be here in just four days. Tomorrow I start the cooking part of the course, … Continue reading →

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Taking the Afternoon Off

Posted on September 29, 2010 by

Babilonia in Taormina, Sicily Starting a new language is mentally exhausting. Even when you are just hanging out with people chatting, seemingly doing nothing, your brain is in overdrive trying to process the language. It’s not so bad once you … Continue reading →

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Girls’ Day Out

Posted on September 28, 2010 by

Babilonia in Taormina, Sicily Saturday morning four women from the school and I set out on an excursion to visit Mt. Enta, possibly Siracusa and Catania. Although I have already been to Mt. Etna, I thought that it would be … Continue reading →

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More Ramblings from Taormina

Posted on September 24, 2010 by

Babilonia in Taormina, Sicily If the Spanish doesn’t kill me the French will Just when I’m starting to get the Spanish under control and am speaking mostly Italian, the school is flooded with French speakers. Their accent is so heavy … Continue reading →

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Starting a New Week

Posted on September 23, 2010 by

Babilonia at Taormina, Sicily Each week at language immersion schools new students arrive and other students have gone home, such that the dynamics of the class can completely change from one week to the next. Just as you start to … Continue reading →

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