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Since I was a kid I have been writing stories. Narratives about fictional characters in made-ups worlds, within the infinite realm of my fantasies. Now I write about my real life adventures, about the results of my yearning to see as much of the world as I can possibly combine with a career and regularly seeing friends and family. These stories are primarily a recollection of my own memories, as I am keen to preserve as many details of my foreign adventures as possible, lest the images I try to recall years later inevitably become blurred. As a positive externality, the result may be a pleasant read for the interested outsider. I hope you will enjoy my blog.

Tony Grifone

Tuesday, 26 March 2013

Your Italian for my English


That’s what led Sara to respond to my add and that’s how we end up chatting away happily in either language every Monday evening in one of Dublin’s many cosy pubs; one week Italian class and the other week English. I must admit that the conversations in English go a whole lot quicker than when we oblige ourselves to speaking Italian and Italian solely, yet either way I’m having a great time in Sara’s company. Interpersonal dynamics are certainly at odds each time you shift from ‘student’ to ‘teacher’ as in one week you’re correcting one’s language and explaining the grammar behind it while the other week the roles are reversed. She’s great company and conversation topics range from our lives pre-Dublin to all the outdoor fun awaiting us if the weather would only permit so. Teaching and learning while the social life is every growing; Dublin’s treating me well in every aspect!

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