Italiano e Evaluations e BBQ

The eight of us in the Italian "crash course" met at ItaliaIdea at 9am. Our principal teacher Agnese returned today. All of us had begun to like our substitute, Daniella, so Agnese's return was a bit of an adjustment. In preparation for Thursday's midterm, we spent most of the class reviewing everything we've learned. This includes everything from present-tense conjugations, irregular verbs and essential phrases like "Dormo come un sasso" (I sleep like a rock).

Many of us met with Lisa to discuss progress. I can't speak for the entire group, but I for one enjoyed discussing comments on my work as opposed to simply reading comments on papers, as I have grown accustomed to in high school and college.

At 7pm we met at Lisa's apartment for a barbeque, American style. Lisa cooked hamburgers and sausages on the charcoal grill while everyone else contributed their own items. The sausages were spicy and juicy, just as I expected. My favorite was the potato salad. Yes it's true, my roommate and I made it but it was exquisite. We mixed together potatoes, hard boiled eggs, celery, green olives, dijon mustard, mayo, milk and an undisclosed vinegar.



If I didn't know any better, I'd say it was late afternoon July barbeque in Seattle.
--SD