Since I have moved to New York I always have to do this before writing a text: change the writing language of the messages, otherwise it takes so long to try to convince my cell not to suggest English words while I am trying to write to someone in Italy. It has become a sort […]

Sara’ stato lo zucchero nel caffe’. Sara’ stata la pioggia cosi’ sottile e gentile che nemmeno si sente picchiettare sull’ombrello. Sara’ stato il pane caldo con la crosta che si sgretolava tra i denti. Sara’ stato che anche se non ci sono le lettere accentate su questa tastiera, l’apostrofo sembra funzionare benissimo. “Io sto bene come […]

Yesterday a good point about social networks came out during our class: why does Facebook allow only to like things and posts? Why can my tumb only be up? Any other option? Someone said that the Like button doesn’t mean that you actually like something, it’s more like “it’s popular, therfore I share it”. You can only show your […]

Beautiful sounds of words. Meaning? Who wants it? It goes with the sound. The thing that fascinates me about embers is that you never know if it’s the end of a fire or the still surviving part of it. Its inner core or its last breath. It depends on your point of view. The point of you. […]

Oddly enough, I realize for the first time that actually university is made of people, not only of libraries, classrooms and exams. Of course, students and teachers work together and cooperate to pursue their academic aims, but here I can see that there is something more: there is the passion and the affection for what […]