I am in my second week in Sicily, the first week was a painting course around Scopello and this week I am in Palermo. I have a large room on the eighth floor and look out over the roofs of Palermo.
My goal the last two years was to learn something new that I might enjoy and would be difficult for me - painting and Italian. I surely picked well!
My painting instructor was very patient with me and I did make progress. If I keep it in the perspective of STRETCH, it will be fine. But I often let my ego get mixed into it. Yet that is the point - doing something that I don´t do well and trying to get pretty good. Well, actually, the goal is to have fun and expand my horizons.
I was walking up the street and found a language school and immediately signed up for Italian lessons. Wow! My first private lesson was with Giulia and I understood about half of what she said. At least she taught me past tense. I´ve done my homework and will have a two hour lesson today.
On Sunday, I took a two hour ride on a sightseeing bus, riding around enoying the view from the top, soaking up the sun after many cloudy and rainy days in Germany. Yesterday I took a walking tour for over five hours and saw things most tourists don´t bother to see or don´t know about. I´ve drawn and painted watercolor while here and done some interesting reading about happiness.
I also watched a scary video about the dangers of sugars, which put the fear of the Lord into me.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6-oM
31.07.2009 - Hochgeladen von University of California Television (UCTV)
Watch "The Skinny on Obesity" with Dr. Lustig: http://www.uctv.tv/skinny-on- obesity Robert H ...Motivated to do without sugar, I tried to eat meals without some sort of sugar in them. Now try THAT in Sicily! Breakfast has tons of enticing rolls, cakes and sweets, lunch is bread of some sort and I had to pay 25 euros the other night just to get one plain old fish and some cold veggies.
Undaunted, I forge onward!!
La aiuta gli audaci! (Fortune favors the brave)
Oct. 17:
My soggiorno in Sicily is drawing to an end - boohoo. Yesterday, I had a two hour private Italian lesson and it was great. The teachers here use lots of games which are fun and help me learn better.
It still is quite warm during the day. 😓 I like to go out in the morning but by noon I'm dripping with sweat.
When I get back home, I must clean out all the useless dustcatchers I have been senselessly storing for years. Then I'll move in December. I really don't know how I am going to get along with one less room.
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