New room for me...

22/apr/08 at 20:52
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Ok, I guess I found my room now...here I am, let's start this blog with enthusiasm and frankness.

I'm an Italian student in languages at university who is proud of being Italian but not proud to live in Italy. This country totally sucks, I must say. I'm in a 3 year relationship with an adorable guy named "Gino", who is my life and strength.

I have couple of friends who all live away from me..but sometimes they actually don't "behave like true friends", or in the way I suppose a so called "true friend" should behave...I'm not so positive about "friendship", though I'm still looking for it. Everyone needs friends, or just someone to share in bad times, and good times too.

I obviously apologize for my poor English...I try to do my best but not always achieve! ^_^ Please, bear with me.

I think English is such an important part of my life...I mean, everything I say in English always seems so meaningful to me...nothing is stupid, meaningless or rethorical if I say it in English...it's so strange I can't even explain it, but it's like that. It has always been like that for me. In my journals I always write something in English...and it's the most important concept I want to emphasize...I have such a strong, intense relationship with this language...I can understand almost anything in English, even though I wish I could speak it soooooo much better. I lived one month in London and 3 weeks in Norwich, Uk. I miss this country so much.

I can also speak French and I love it. I lived in Toulouse for 4 months...such a great language...once you've experienced France, you can never get enough of it, you bet! ^___^

I've studied German for 5 years and I'm currently studying Russian, such an interesting language...but so so difficult! ^_^

I like reading so much, I "eat" books...hihi! I'm on ANOBII, a great site (Labyrinth83), I will never finish adding books I've read on it, but I'm trying! Recently I haven't had enough time to read what I'd like to read beause of university and my classes, but I love reading sooo much...my fave author is Jane Austen...and English '800 literature in general...I can dream about places, people, situations through books, and this feeling is priceless, in my opinion.

I like movies...I have seen hundreds of movies in my (short) life ^__^. I like movies in which something touches your heart, your soul. I don't like crap movies or B-movies...My fave director is Tim Burton...he's an authentic GENIUS. Never tired of watching his movies...pure poetry and imagination...nothing more to say, it's just TIM BURTON. ^__^

I like music...I like great voices and rythmes...R&B is my fave style and in particular black voices...some of my fave artists are Ligabue, Elisa (2 italian singers), Mariah Carey, John Legend, Tori Amos, Edith Piaf, Fabrizio De André, Jeff Buckley, Whitney Houston, Luther Vandross and many many others...I like so many different styles of music!!

I'm into penpalling and so called "mail art"..I swap decos and fbs in particular, but also stationary and deco supplies...I'm addicted to these kind of stuff!! You can take a look at my Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/vanessa_scrap/

Well, for a "first post" I think it should be enough!

Glad to have discovered "VOX".

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Hi Vanessa,

your English is great (I'm Italian, too, you know, born in Lecco).

When I read the part of your post where you say "nothing is stupid, meaningless or rethorical if I say it in English...it's so strange I can't even explain it, but it's like that. " I was so surprised. I always felt that way, too. It's the first time I have heard someone else expressing this. When I lived in Italy I also used English in my journal, and I found it much easier to express my feeling in that language...so, I'm not crazy, thank you!!!! :-).

Hope to read more from you!!! Talk to you soon.

Marina