lunedì 22 ottobre 2007

what's in a blog?!



As this is my first blog, at the beginning, I was somewhere between scared and excited...which is quite usual when doing something for the first time. So I started discovering this new and virtual world..where everyone can share their thoughts, pictures, travels, ideas, and anything else with other bloggers. In the end it's quite easy to understand how a blog works and once you've started sending the first few posts it gets easier and easier. Now, thanks to my brand-new blog I'll have the opportunity to develop a wider knowledge of the blogosphere...even if, to be honest, I don't really like the idea of publishing my "stuff" or reading other bloggers experiences...I prefer the real world, and real friends... Anyway...it can be a good exercise to practice colloquial and informal English...either by writing your own posts or by reading other students posts...you can always learn...but my advice is to read other blogs in a critical way...I mean, we are not english and sometimes our posts can be full of mistakes which are better not to learn!!At the end I think it is a very useful device if used in the proper way...So, be careful!!

giovedì 18 ottobre 2007

welcome message


Hello everyone and welcome to my blog!
This unusual picture represents the door of my ex-house in Bham...I want to start my blog with it because it is a symbol of crucial changes in my life!! I lived for 9 months in Selly Oak, just outside the Bham campus...there I found myself in a new world where i had the possibility to meet many many new friends from all over the world and to share with them my culture and to grow together: they were my new family!I travelled inside and outside the UK, I discovered the english drinking-culture and enjoyed myself so much. I felt free and truly happy!While I was there I had the opportunity to join the university movie-society and discovered a real passion and an increasing interest in movies!Another big passion I have is music: I've always loved listening to music..Music is the soundtrack of life, of every moment and it's good in any occasion. A couple of years ago I played in a group of Samba music called Vila Isabel, a beautiful experience...I loved percussion instruments...so I started to play the drums and now my dream is to join a rock-band!!
Enjoy my blog!!