Blog settimanale #120: Carnevale, festa dei colori

Verso la fine di febbraio, quando ognuno di noi è stufo con quell’inverno grigio e uggioso, la gente aspetta con ansia il momento in cui la primavera farà finalmente la sua apparizione. Basta con i cieli di cinquanta sfumature di grigio, ma invece cieli azzurri e luminosi. Il bagliore arancione dei primi giorni di sole …

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Weekly blog #119: The most beautiful Italian love song

It’s Valentine’s Day today, which means it’s the day of love ánd the name day of all Valentinas and Valentinos. Italy is the land of love, and Italian is the most romantic language in the world. It’s no coincidence that it’s the only language that is known, at least that I’m aware of, for its …

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Weekblog #119: Het mooiste Italiaanse liefdesliedje

Het is Valentijnsdag vandaag en dat betekent natuurlijk dat het de dag van de liefde is én de naamdag van alle Valentijn’s, Valentina’s en Valentino’s. Italië is het land van de liefde, en het Italiaans de meest romantische taal ter wereld. Het is dan ook de enige taal waarvan ik weet dat er twee verschillende …

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Weekly blog #118: A tribute to the Sanremo festival

Only last Monday I wrote that I had blocked my agenda every single night for the past week to watch the five (!) Sanremo live shows. However, something unexpected came up that completely changed my schedule. That Monday evening late, I received a phone call asking me whether I could go to Turin. Of course! …

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Weekblog #118: Een ode aan het Sanremo festival

Waar ik vorige week maandag nog schreef dat ik afgelopen week elke avond in mijn agenda geblokt had om naar de vijf (!) liveshows van Sanremo te kijken, kwam er geheel onverwacht toch iets tussendoor dat mijn planning totaal veranderde. Maandagavond laat kreeg ik een telefoontje of ik niet naar Turijn kon gaan, dinsdag schakelde …

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Blog settimanale #118: Un omaggio al festival di Sanremo

Era lunedì scorso quando ho scritto che avevo bloccato la mia agenda ogni singola sera della scorsa settimana per guardare i cinque (!) spettacoli in diretta di Sanremo. Tuttavia, è successo un imprevisto che ha cambiato completamente la mia agenda. Quel lunedì sera tardi, ho ricevuto una telefonata che mi chiedeva se potevo andare a …

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Weekly blog #117: The Italian representation

Italy is currently under the spell of the most important election of the year: who will be the new Italian representative? Throughout this week, there will be several rounds of voting, and this Saturday, the Italians will finally know who is officially representing them. If you’ve been following the news a bit in recent days, …

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Weekblog #117: De Italiaanse vertegenwoordiging

Italië is momenteel in de ban van de allerbelangrijkste verkiezing van het jaar: wie wordt de nieuwe Italiaanse vertegenwoordiger? Deze hele week zal er in verschillende rondes gestemd worden, en aanstaande zaterdag weten de Italianen dan eindelijk wie hen officieel aanvoert. Als je het nieuws de afgelopen dagen een beetje gevolgd hebt, denk je nu …

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Blog settimanale #117: La rappresentazione italiana

L’Italia è attualmente sotto l’incantesimo delle elezioni più importanti dell’anno: chi sarà il nuovo rappresentante italiano? Nel corso di questa settimana, ci saranno diversi turni di voto, e questo sabato, gli italiani sapranno finalmente chi li rappresenterà ufficialmente. Se hai seguito un po’ le notizie negli ultimi giorni, probabilmente ora pensi “Ma Anne, sei così …

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Weekly blog #116: The Sound of Beauty, the Italian Eurovision theme 2022

In about four months’ time, the Italian city of Turin will be the centre of Europe, when the biggest music spectacle in the world is brought to the stage here. After Måneskin won the 65th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam on the 22nd of May last year, Victoria, Ethan, Thomas and Damiano ensured …

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