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, …
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 …
Blog settimanale #117: La rappresentazione italiana Read More »
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 …
Weekly blog #116: The Sound of Beauty, the Italian Eurovision theme 2022 Read More »
Tra circa quattro mesi, la città italiana di Torino sarà il centro dell’Europa, quando il più grande spettacolo musicale del mondo verrà portato sul palco lì. Dopo che i Måneskin hanno vinto la 65esima edizione dell’Eurovision Song Contest a Rotterdam il 22 maggio dello scorso anno, Victoria, Ethan, Thomas e Damiano hanno assicurato che questo …
Blog settimanale #116: The Sound of Beauty, lo slogan italiano dell’Eurovision 2022 Read More »
Christmas is over already, and I truly hope you had a wonderful time. No matter where, how and with whom you have celebrated it, I especially hope that you have felt grateful, free and happy. That you were able to count all of your blessings, realising that the silver lining is always there, no matter …
And just like that, the first week after the summer holiday is already over. And where the arrival of a new season was palpable in the air at the beginning of the week – a fresh wind literally blew through the city – it ended with a weekend in which the sun was still doing …
That Italy won the Eurovision Song Contest this year, is something we all know by now. But what happened afterwards? A week has passed, I got back to Rome and by now I can say I have recovered from this huge and amazing event. The relief and joy in the Delegation Bubble were indescribable when …
Wauw! Inmiddels ben ik alweer een week (meer dan) fulltime aan de slag als Delegation Host voor Italië op het Eurovisiesongfestival, en wat een schat aan ervaringen heb ik al opgedaan. Tijd voor het schrijven van een hele nieuwe blog is er dus niet, maar ik sta vanochtend wèl in de krant nadat ik gisterochtend ben geïnterviewd …
#80 Het leven van een Delegation Host (Nederlands) Read More »
Last week, while sorting out old boxes, I found the application letter I sent to the university in Rome five years ago. There was only one spot available for exchange students of my home university in Amsterdam, and when rereading my letter now, one thing got very clear. It was simply not an option for …
La settimana scorsa, mentre smistavo vecchie scatole a casa, ho trovato la lettera di domanda che ho inviato all’università di Roma cinque anni fa. C’era un solo posto disponibile per gli studenti in scambio della mia università di Amsterdam e, rileggendo la mia lettera ora, una cosa è diventata molto chiara. Semplicemente non era un’opzione …