Ciao! My name is Martha… just a girl swimming through new flavors, scents, sights, and sounds as she exchanges her California life for a fresh new life translating from Rome.

Yes, I’m aware that most blogs have a simple “about me” section. Though, instead of diving deep into a long monologue, I decided to have a page where visitors could ask what they want to know instead of me telling them what I think they should know. So go ahead,
ask me a question, or two. Pretty much anything goes here…

Lisa is clueless about:
28.01.2008 - 09:11 Uhr
Hey! I just have a quick question for you here from bologna. When you studied abroad here in italy before didn’t you change programs? I’m considering changing programs and I need to know legally if that is possible with the permesso di sorrgiorno. I thought you’d be the right person to ask. Ciao ciao!

Actually I did change programs while in Italy! My goodness, but that was 5 or 6 years ago.

Though the University study center in Italy made me go back to California and start the Visa process all over again. Once I was at the Italian consulate in San Francisco, they told me that I could have extended my stay to the second Italian University while in Italy. So, one place said one thing, the other said another. I hope you were able to change programs without too much trouble.

Sonya is pondering:
21.01.2008 - 19:04 Uhr
What ignited your passion for languages?

Ciao Sonya!

Wow, I hadn’t thought about this in a while. Well, I’ve always been surrounded by different languages, and I grew up bilingual, but I remember one day mom mentioned to me that all her life she dreamed of studying languages and seeing other countries, and that stood with me. Fortunately, after studying college in Europe, I was able to continue living abroad and improve my other languages.

Farfallina wants to know:
20.01.2008 - 21:16 Uhr
How’s the weather?

Very foggy San Francisco day, you walk through the garden and a light mist falls all around you. You can’t see it but you can feel it. The ground below you seems shiny, as if it had rained, but it’s just a funny, funny day…

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