The thought of doing exams in a foreign language is enough to make the strongest of stomachs empty its contents; […]
Archive for May 2012
Room for Rent in Rome
Rocco and Rucco occupy a three-bedroom apartment two-minutes by foot from the Colosseum. What Rocco describes as “the most beautiful […]
Speaking French in France
This sounds like something so obvious, it must be easy. You go to France, speak French all the time and […]
Hitchhiking
In our last month in Uppsala, a friend of mine and I decided we want to see more of Sweden […]
Zara of Monti
“Magic” said Sophia, the morning after Zara’s birthday party in Monti. “She was magic; the African DJ was magic; the […]
Valborg
When I first arrived to Uppsala, the people leading the culture programme told us not to miss the 30th of […]
Giovanni’s Home
It’s easy to get to Naples by train from Rome. And with the weather hotting up I knew I had […]