Friday, June 24, 2011

Partire è un po' morire

To me, that phrase means "parting is a bit like dying" or maybe "a little death" and its equivalent in English would be "absence makes the heart grow fonder" I suppose. I've been here only a bit more than a week, but soon I will have to depart for Sicily. I am confident Sicilia will be wonderful, but I really like the people here.

Today I spent a lot of time with Anna, helping her study for an oral exam on Monday. It's on the French philosopher Henri Bergson. She would study a bit and then explain it to me in Italian, thereby helping her sort out her ideas and helping me understand a bit more Italian. At the very least, I learned the words scienza (science) and durata (duration, apparently one of Bergson's pet concepts).

I'm sorry that these last two posts have been so...I don't know...technical and boring. I'm writing so very late at night and thoughts are not flowing very well. More tomorrow!

1 comment:

Emily said...

Katie! I just discovered your blog - I read all the posts and can't wait for the next. Thanks for keeping us updated, and I am enjoying Italy a bit through your writing!

Friday, June 24, 2011

Partire è un po' morire

To me, that phrase means "parting is a bit like dying" or maybe "a little death" and its equivalent in English would be "absence makes the heart grow fonder" I suppose. I've been here only a bit more than a week, but soon I will have to depart for Sicily. I am confident Sicilia will be wonderful, but I really like the people here.

Today I spent a lot of time with Anna, helping her study for an oral exam on Monday. It's on the French philosopher Henri Bergson. She would study a bit and then explain it to me in Italian, thereby helping her sort out her ideas and helping me understand a bit more Italian. At the very least, I learned the words scienza (science) and durata (duration, apparently one of Bergson's pet concepts).

I'm sorry that these last two posts have been so...I don't know...technical and boring. I'm writing so very late at night and thoughts are not flowing very well. More tomorrow!

1 comment:

Emily said...

Katie! I just discovered your blog - I read all the posts and can't wait for the next. Thanks for keeping us updated, and I am enjoying Italy a bit through your writing!