Merry Christmas!

My Dearests! I would like to wish you Merry Christmas, spent with all those who you care about and who care about YOU. Enjoy this time, full of tranquility, peace, kindness and all the goodies on the fully and beautifully decorated table! Jo...

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Farmville...

Ever since I saw this game on Facebook, I knew it won't be my cup of tea. I was so right. Farmville was voted one of the 50 worst inventions ever by Time magazine. Let me just cite: "it's (...) a series of mindless chores on a digital farm, requiring the endless clicking of a mouse to plant and harvest crops." As I posted on my personal facebook page: Gosh, I should be a foreteller! : )) Farmvil...

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5 days to go!

I cannot believe that in one week I'll be in Poland! The worst will be adapting and adjusting to the drop of temperature. Now, in Sicily it's 8°C (46F), in Poland... -15°C (5F)! I can't even think about that! In the meantime on the website of national important broad-sheet, Repubblica, Italians show this video (shot in Poland) and laugh at snowplow men who decided to play tricks on the pedestrians by creating mazes for them... LOL! : ) Changing the subject a little. This year together with my Italian friends, we decided to play...

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Last weekend.

It's already Friday, and I'll be writing about the last weekend... First, I should say that the weather in Sicily looks anything but winter-like. It's 20°C during the day and sunny as in the summer : ) Lucky us. Well, yes, even though we needed some Christmas-like atmosphere and so decided to visit one of the "mercatino di Natale" (Christmas market) in Tre Castagni, a little town on the Etna Mt. When we arrived, despite the weather, I immediately felt more like at Home : ) Also, Artù had fun with a 4-month-old brown lab: And...

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2 cool commericials to start the new the week with a smile :)

Today, I wanted to share with you the 2 new super cool commercials (thank you, R!) that can really make you day! : ) 1. This English spot has won the YouTube Ad of the Year (2010). The name of it is Embrace Life, and was commissioned by Sussex Safer Roads to Alexander Commercials agency. It promotes secure driving, and most of all it reminds us the importance of wearing seat belts. Take a look. 2. This one, is the new commercial of Fiat (500) which has had its debut on the American market. Maybe it's a little bit too long and too "commercial" but overall, I like this light attitude, the "chill-out-in-an-Italian-way"...

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It's today, it's TODAY!!! : )

Today is the grand opening of the first Fashion Village in Sicily! Take a look at the superb, extra-original advertisement they prepared for this occasion: Here's the website. I cannot wait to go! I'd better wait until after the New Year, though, to check it out. I can already imagine the floods of people in pursuit of Christmas Present (Christmas is behind the corner after all!) Have a wonderful weekend! J...

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Thanksgiving and Teddy Bear's Day

About the Thanksgiving. I'm Polish, we don't have this holiday in our calendars. However, working with all the Americans for so many years and celebrating this day with them every year has already become a tradition. Also tonight, we're going to have our Pot-Luck dinner (turkey and mashed potatoes, for sure!) at school together. Thanksgiving to me is like a prelude to Christmas. I like it. I'm among my colleagues and students (no family around) but there's something similar to the magical atmosphere of Christmas time. So what I'm...

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Rome and MadrId + some links too : )

My new job allows me to travel a lot : ) This month I had an opportunity to be in Rome with my students and then for an international conference in Madrid. Whereas I know Rome quite well, I have never been to Madrid which made me feel so excited!  The conference was a blast, I could finally meet everyone and learn about the policy, plans and programmes. Unfortunately, we had really busy time and to be honest the only thing I saw was Museo del Prado where (YES!) I saw Renoir's exhibition. It was fabulous! : ) I would like you to...

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In love with Impressionism.

When I was in elementary school (between the age of 8-15), I remember we had a class called "plastyka". It was divided into 2 parts: 1. Theory, during which together with the teacher we discussed different movements in art, we talked about great painters and sculptors, we prepared "speeches" introducing various "themes". 2) Practice, during which we "created" our pieces of art. We used various techniques to present our reality, to express our feelings and emotions. While I loved the first part, I couldn't stand the other...

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