Spring cleaning?

Just look what I have just received from my friend D. today. Isn't it a marvellous beginning of another long weekend? (May 1 is a Labour Day in many European countries, including Italy). And despite the fact that I need to work on Sunday (but just a few hours) since we always let our students come to school to study the last weekend before their finals, I cannot wait for the picnic we're organizing in Pantalica tomorrow! The day should be warm and sunny so I'm going to take lots of pictures (no, I didn't forget about the pics I still need to post from the Palazzolo excursion)! Anyway, enjoy:CLEANING HOUSE FOR 2009 Last...

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Sport and books. Decisions to make.

It was a beautiful loong weekend (5 days!). I got some rest, went to the beauty salon for a relaxing massage and a body scrub, went to the gym to find out about the classes they have on the offer (after 3 months of doing nothing, I start to feel the urge to move, dance, jump and work out again). On Saturday there was a sunny warm day here so we decided to go on an outing to Palazzolo (pictures to follow soon) to see the marvellous Greek Theatre (for those who are interested, take a look here), we had lunch in one of the local trattorias and then we went out with friends in the evning to admire Ortigia by night.Yesterday one...

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G8

So it's the third day of the official G8 summit in Siracusa. I have never seen the city as clean, as cured as now. In 1 month the government of the city has done more work than it has done during the whole year. The roads have been repaired, the buildings renovated, some new art exhibitions and museums opened... Wow! I have some pictures to show you. Doesn't this city look amazin...

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A carefree Wednesday...

Today is a beautiful day although it's raining on and off the whole day. The reason why I like it so much is that my school is closed because of the G8 summit and I'm not going to work until Monday next week! So today I woke up quite late, ay 8.30, had my corn flakes with milk and latte caffé and went to the beauty salon I like quite a lot. I had a body peeling and massage done and it felt great! : ) Then I paid a visit to my bf's parents and went to the gym to ask about courses and prices (I gave up acqua gym and aerobics lessons because of my exam and now I hope I can take it up again). Afterwards I came back home, had...

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Sth nice..

Today I wanted to post these two amazing clips. These two songs have been with me all last week and everytime I switch on MTV, they're there, waiting for me : ) The first one features Beyoncé. Doesn't she look amazing in it?The second one is by an Italian singer, Malika Ayane. This clip reminds me a bit of Why by Annie Lennox. Don't you agre...

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I did it!!!! : ))

I passed the exam! I am soooo elated! Well, it wasn't as difficult as it could be but anyway the Sundays spent at home paid off well : ) It was a multiple choice test with 100 questions and 4 answers for each question. At the end they released a paper on which it's stated I passed and on which they inform that I cannot expect an ufficial certificate from the University before 5 months after the exam... This is the Italian red tape. Anyway, just after the exam we went to do some promised shopping in the Catania city center. I didn't buy...

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Exam.

So the day is finally coming... Tomorrow at 3.00 p.m. I'll sit another exam in my life. I feel weird, the last time I took an exam was... hm... 2 years ago? Sth like that. I'm not used to all this fuss about it anymore. It doesn't mean I'm getting nervous (at least not yet), but I know that I have worked hard for the last 4 months (dedicating almost every Sunday to study) and I would hate to think it was wasted time and that I could have gone for a walk or met my friends instead of sitting at home and swotting. The good thing about...

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Easter Monday.

So today it's Monday. Fortunately not this kind of Monday you hate. This Monday is nice.. in Italy you can either spend it with your friends on "scampagnata", which stands for a picnic in the countryside (which today is hardly possible as it is raining cats and dogs here) or you can stay at home and do nothing. I opted for the latter and so I stayed in my pyjamas the whole day today (apart from a short walk to the harbour with my bf since the rain decided to stop just for 30 mins), and I revised for the exam... The Doomsday is on Friday...

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Happy Easter! : ))

I want to wish a Happy Easter to everyone! : ) Enjoy the time spent with your closest family and friends! From J...

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Violet rocks!

There's this great "article" on style.it "Viola, what else". Since I love this colour as much as pink, let me, let's recup and add the the "must have" list:1. Look at these lovely shorts! OVS, 26,90 euros, style.it2. And what about these shoes? The only problem is the price...Alberta Ferretti, €452, 00, style.it3. For warm Spring/Summer nights... 0039 Italy, €69,00, style.it4. Ok, I already have a pair of violet sunglasses.. But look at those!!!Vogue, €94,00, style.it5. And this cute purse for the coins in the retro style? Violet leather...

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Preparations.

Well, I feel much better today. Not perfect well, but I'm recovering step by step. The good news is that I have finally bought the plane tickets for my parents to come to Sicily and we've also decided to go to Rome! So today I've booked the hotel in Rome! It looks cool, very stylish : ) Just take a look! Hope my parents will like it. I want this holiday to be unforgettable for them, really. I love booking the hotels. I think with time I became very picky and choosyand there are more and more things which I consider important in a hotel. One the other hand, with time I also gained some experience. It should be close to a metro...

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...

I wanted to talk about the weekend... the microwave oven we have bought, the nice dinner we had some friends on Saturday... and about the sea shells I collected during the first springtime walk at the seaside on Sunday. But I can't. It's all about the earthquake in Abruzzo at 3.32 a.m. today... I woke up at 7.15 as usual and the first thing I heard on the radio was this news. Nothing unusual, I thought, there're some minor earthquakes and earth movements all the time in Italy (it lies on the area of tectonic activity). The journalists...

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Thursday.Finally change.

It started off very very well! First, early in the morning I received a phone call from my bf informing me about the amount of money I receive from the insurence company after the accident I had with my Smart. It was over my excpectations to receive 417 euros for the tiny scratch my car has! Of course the cost of my lawyer (=my bf) is included in it. Next, my boss finally agreed on the dates of my holiday in July! I called my parents and told them and we'll see if they decide to come this summer...After that another phone call from a student who cancelled the lesson (=free afternoon). I can't really remember a totally free...

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A manifest.

So it's Wednesday today. Middle of the week. Cannot wait for the weekend to come since the amount of stress that has been in the air recenly just reached it's peak, I think. And the worst is that it's not only work but things that break at home all of a sudden (the microwave oven doesn't work, the gas tank that we use to cook and to warm up the water in bathroom stopped functioning properly AGAIN), films that I watch that talk about killing, the end of the world, inexplicable events (The Happening), no luck when looking for a parking space in the morning. Plus this meeting with the boss today who told us about sth like 90...

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