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Learning Italian… importante ma non facile

For my experience abroad I really wanted to learn some Italian before so I would be confident enough to speak. Let’s say I learnt some but I am still pretty afraid to talk. It is actually quite funny that I study adult education and know exactly what is happening and where my obstacles are, butContinue reading “Learning Italian… importante ma non facile”

Corona Part II

The last one and a half week Corona was the main topic on different levels. Right now University stays closed till March 15th but they install online classes, Events are banned till April 3rd. I needed to get out of Bologna (and especially my accommodation), so I am in Rome this week.

North Italy and Corona

Actually I planned an article about learning languages today. But due to recent events concerning Corona I need to write about that first. I hope this won’t be turning into a blog about being trapped, but we have some situation here.

Patrick Libero! Libero Subito!

One week after I arrived in Bologna I saw messages in different groups, that a student from Bologna was arrested in Egypt because of being an activist. First I thought, “wow this must be popular guy that all this groups know him” but shortly after that I was surprised about the solidarity of the wholeContinue reading “Patrick Libero! Libero Subito!”

My first Solo

The first cut is the deepest… which can also be true while traveling. My first solotrip is now many years ago and to be honest, I don’t remember it as a good one. But I learnt a lot about what can go wrong and where some of my priorities are, so after that I plannedContinue reading “My first Solo”

Preparations

Before I could start my journey, I needed to take some preparations. The application was mostly paperwork, an english exam and a motivation letter. They told me that it should be a bit more than “My grandma lives there and I like Italian food”. Like e.g. if there is a special course offer only existingContinue reading “Preparations”

Why I do this Blog

You’ll read in that blog about my experiences during an exchange semester in Bologna and how my age (I am 33) helped me in some situations and made things more difficult in others. I think it is important to speak about that. Most students do that kind of experience when they are 10 or moreContinue reading “Why I do this Blog”

How did I ended up here?

I really don’t know how to start this series, I have the feeling there is so much I need to explain first. So perhaps that’s how it starts. My story how I ended up being 33, still in university and now doing an exchange semester, which has the reputation of partying all the time. Believe me,Continue reading “How did I ended up here?”