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July 28, 2009

Family Business is Buzzing

by Nicole Ely

Plugged Into the Past

by Michiko Theurer

A Special Calling

by Pauline Talens

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In reading through my blogs, I have noticed that the difference between myself and Italians that I notice most often is language. I’ve talked about “what happens when that communication is outright rejected” in speaking about my encounter with the rude woman on the bus.  I’ve also talked about “Fritalish,” in which I commented that [...]

by Alyssa Coltrain | July 28th, 2009 | Tags: , ,
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Yelling Louder Doesn’t Help

It has been a very long day and this woman is yelling at me in a language I don’t speak. I am on a crowded bus from Pesaro to Urbino, after having taken a train from Venice to Pesaro. I am very tired and I can’t make heads or tails of what she’s saying.
I try [...]

by Alyssa Coltrain | July 23rd, 2009 | Tags: , ,
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Mistaken Identity

“Ciao,” a clearly American boy, dressed in a lacrosse penny and sweaty from an afternoon run greeted me.
His eyes averted my gaze as he opened the door and sheepishly smiled at his clumsy attempt to befriend a “local”. I couldn’t help but laugh to myself as I saw first-hand an American through the eyes of [...]

by Rosemary Dorsett | July 12th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , ,
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Language barriers? Who is supposed to learn the language of the other person

It is an honor to go to a complete different place from home and to encounter a person that speaks your native language

by Francisco J. Flores Cordero | July 8th, 2009 | Tags: ,
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