Why Sicily?

Yesterday one of the American students at school added me as her friend on the Facebook. I was glad, it made me feel appreciated and esteemed, even though the girl is like 8 years younger than me. Today she said she took a look at my pictures and liked them a lot. Then, all of a sudden she added: "And I saw your bf... He's so cute! Now I know why you had decided to come to Sicily!". Well, I just blushed and smiled but actually that's the sheer and inescapable truth- I came here for him! To be honest I never really regretted that decision. Of course I have my better and worse days, at times some moments of hesitation and...

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Celebrities in Italy: No.2 Men

Italian men- who are they…?To put it in a nutshell,According to the market search company Synovate, Italian men are the most handsome rated globally by both males and females (Americans are in second place)Mamma’s boys (about a third of Italian males live at home until the age of at least 30). They’re macho men, extremely self-confident, who love all sorts of women of all shapes and sizes, of all races and creedsItalians flirt like other men breathe - regularly and naturally.Very much into their look and fashion. In this post, I'd like...

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Oscars, Oscars...

I know that today's post was supposed to be the continuation of the Saturdays' one (Celebrities in Italy: Women), but I cannot really not write and not comment on one of the most important nights in the world of entertainment, the Oscars' night. Let me just draw you a picture of my attitude towards the Oscars. Since I was a little girl I couldn't wait to watch this remarkable event on tv and you should know it was a real challenge to stay awake almost all night (yes, the 9 hours of difference make a REAL difference, so you start watching...

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Celebrities in Italy: No. 1. Women

Tonight sth about celebrities in Italy. Before I start, I think it's crucial to cite a definition of Paparazzo.According to Wikipedia: "Paparazzi is a plural term (paparazzo being the Italian singular form for photographers who take unstaged and/or candid photographs of celebrities caught unaware. Paparazzi take photos of celebrities at moments when the subjects do not expect to be photographed, such as when they shop, walk through a city or eat at a restaurant. (...) The word paparazzi is an eponym originating in the 1960 film La dolce...

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School & Teaching

I still haven't mentioned it I think but apart from being a Main Office Manager, I am also an English teacher. Actually it is my first job. Something like 2 years before I graduated from the English & French Linguistics Department at the University, I started giving private lessons. Then, just after the graduation, I started teaching in public and private schools. At the beginning I did this because I wanted to be more independent, I started to care about my look, I started to hate window shopping. Then after coming to Sicily, I...

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Fashion: Smart & Chic

Today sth about fashion. I cannot call myself a fashion victim, I don't spend every single penny on blouses, shoes or bags but I know what I like and what kind of style I'm into. How should I call it? Maybe a little babydoll style (yes, this pink!), sometimes casual but with a pinch of glamour and originality. I don't have a camera with me now, so I can't put pics of things I have in my wardrobe, but in order to specify my taste, I'm putting here some pics of clothes and shoes I found on the Internet, clothes I would love to have...These...

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The first day.

It was hard to decide what language to write this blog in. First I thought I'm in Italy, I'll write in Italian. On the other hand I'm Polish and as a graduated linguist I know that one can fully and completely express themselves only in the native language. BUT I like English a lot and I thought it's more universal. English, then as the first language but I'm sure at times I'm going to write sth in either Italian or Polish...or sometimes also French. Here I go then, following this "blog fashion". Well, in my case I wouldn't really call it fashion, to be honest. It was like a need. A personal need to share my thoughts, ideas...

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