Make it easy for me…- The King of the Valley February 21, 2012So two weeks ago, things starting off rather normally apart from the absurd weather, I wake up to a phone call from a friend who wants to get coffee together. Ok, great. I get myself dressed and organized only to … Continue reading → […]Ashton
- The King of the Valley February 21, 2012
Category Archives: Alghero
the radio reminds me of my home far away
‘and drivin’ down the road, i get a feelin’, that i should have been home yesterday…’ Nah, I’m not getting all nostalgic on you…but something much, much better. If you’ve been following this adventure from the beginning you might remember … Continue reading
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Look what I found!
So, remember when I promised you guys more pictures from the Fieri di Alghero? Surprise, surprise, I totally spaced on that. Good news is, I just found some! AND it turns out, at some point, I made you guys a … Continue reading
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A return to Alghero…
Upon my return to Alghero, I got a text from Brian welcoming me home and hoping my travels had gone well. Truth is, Cagliari is still so new for me that Alghero did feel a bit more ‘home-like’ than it … Continue reading
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Getting between Alghero and Cagliari
I’m going to split this into a few parts, but firstly because one of my goals was to make this a resource, I’m going to cover the ‘how to get between Alghero and Cagliari on the cheap’ part of things. … Continue reading
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Hooooooray!
Very quick post, because I have zilch for internet this weekend, but I have good news! I got my Permesso all sorted out and taken care of this morning! That doesn’t mean anything to many of you, but it essentially … Continue reading
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Should I get my CTEFL abroad?
You’re thinking about doing this and wondering if it is a good idea. The shortest answer? Yes. Absolutely. With zero hesitation. The longer answer, of course, is the same, but with a few thoughts/recommendations. – I can’t speak for every … Continue reading
A recovery, of sorts…
Saturday was [necessarily] much calmer than Friday [I mean, did you read that post?]. I got up fairly early, made a mushup of a brunch for all the folks in the apartment, while having a Buffett/Killers dance party. Naturally. [Side … Continue reading
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Last week!
So last week I made cornbread in Italy [wayyyyyy harder than you would have thought! Imagine someone rearranging your grocery store and putting everything in a new language - good luck.] and learned about all sorts of cooking substitutions. For … Continue reading
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Piacevole…
A party?? I love parties!! Sunday was another productive morning/afternoon and after some sunshine time, my classmates and I convened at a local apartment. Yes, it did feel good to be in a condo again. One of our teachers is … Continue reading
Have you noticed, we live for the weekend?
The annoying thing about Mondays is that they pretty consistently arrive. Haven’t seen a week yet without one. Cool thing about that? It means Fridays do the same thing… This week, we got done a bit earlier than normal on … Continue reading
La Botteghina, or simply, the Jam.
Truth is, we passed this place last weekend, Catherine liked the look of the inside; I liked the look of their typeface. We almost went there instead of pizza but the lateness made it easier to get pizza instead. Giuseppe’s … Continue reading
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Post Tro…
Yeah, like Friday is the only night that exists. Saturday was supposed to be [more like had to be] a productive day. When you sleep as late as I did, the only thing you can do is scrap the whole … Continue reading
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El Tro.
So, last week finally ended and to save you all the boring type “woke up, went to school, came home, went to school, came home, went to school, taught, came home, ate, slept, went to bed” repetition that was that … Continue reading
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My weekend…
Friday we all gathered for the England game after school, teachers and students alike – had a great time at Il Tunnel who shows the games outside on a giant screen. We watched the England/US game here too but this time … Continue reading
You really didn’t miss much…
But, outside of the daily routine of school/lunch/school/dinner/school/homework/bed routine we managed to fit in some group homework doing, some soccer watching, and Christian came over and made Catherine and I dinner one night. Oh, and I tried my first Campari … Continue reading
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