· No sign of homesickness
· The culture shock has settled down
· Now appreciating things
· I am starting to accept, empathise and understand with less judgement
· I am lost less of the time – geographically and conversationally
· Crossing the road without a thumping heart
· Confident on my own, got my Naples face sorted
· Love the local food, pasta and pizza
· Have found Thai, Indian, Mexican, Japanese ingredients
· Only a day trip to beach, mountains, Amalfi, volcano, islands
· Strolling through gorgeous piazzas, beautiful spaces, historical centre
· Espresso at the bar, warm croissants filled with chocolate
· Fresh pizza, melted mozzarella, simple and traditional
· Freshly painted buildings, yellow, pink, burgundy
· Crumbling building façades, neglected, exposed, waiting patiently
· Hanging tomatoes, garlic, corn, drying herbs
· Enormous pink-fleshed swordfish at the market
· Farmers markets are an everyday reality here, in every community
· Smell of warm bread from the bakers, at 8am, noon and 6pm
· Wafting aroma of baking pastries, rich and tempting
· Carabinieri officers, striking uniforms, always handsomely attired
· Many Neapolitans know what’s wrong, with time it must change
· Cutting open an orange to discover it’s blood red inside
· Showing friends our favourite things, special places
· Making new friends, connecting with old ones
· Pretending to complain about the daily 10am chiming of the church next door
· Enjoying the rhythm of a place where mass happens twice a day every day
· Living in the centre of it all
· Having bakery two doors to the left, church next door, butcher across the road, bottle shop just 30 steps, pizza joint 40, supermarket only 50 paces.
· Getting around on public transport, it’s a theatre on wheels
· Gi living close to his family
· Knowing we have choices and opportunities
· The culture shock has settled down
· Now appreciating things
· I am starting to accept, empathise and understand with less judgement
· I am lost less of the time – geographically and conversationally
· Crossing the road without a thumping heart
· Confident on my own, got my Naples face sorted
· Love the local food, pasta and pizza
· Have found Thai, Indian, Mexican, Japanese ingredients
· Only a day trip to beach, mountains, Amalfi, volcano, islands
· Strolling through gorgeous piazzas, beautiful spaces, historical centre
· Espresso at the bar, warm croissants filled with chocolate
· Fresh pizza, melted mozzarella, simple and traditional
· Freshly painted buildings, yellow, pink, burgundy
· Crumbling building façades, neglected, exposed, waiting patiently
· Hanging tomatoes, garlic, corn, drying herbs
· Enormous pink-fleshed swordfish at the market
· Farmers markets are an everyday reality here, in every community
· Smell of warm bread from the bakers, at 8am, noon and 6pm
· Wafting aroma of baking pastries, rich and tempting
· Carabinieri officers, striking uniforms, always handsomely attired
· Many Neapolitans know what’s wrong, with time it must change
· Cutting open an orange to discover it’s blood red inside
· Showing friends our favourite things, special places
· Making new friends, connecting with old ones
· Pretending to complain about the daily 10am chiming of the church next door
· Enjoying the rhythm of a place where mass happens twice a day every day
· Living in the centre of it all
· Having bakery two doors to the left, church next door, butcher across the road, bottle shop just 30 steps, pizza joint 40, supermarket only 50 paces.
· Getting around on public transport, it’s a theatre on wheels
· Gi living close to his family
· Knowing we have choices and opportunities
2 comments:
Jenny, avrei (avremmo, sicuramente), voluto averti qui, ma come sai la lezione è stata spostata.
Trascorri una buona giornata, e ci vediamo mercoledì.
Francesco
P.S.
Le frasi sulle cose belle, mi permettono di guardare con occhi diversi Napoli
Dear Jenny,
I really like the last one that said " Knowing we have choices and opportunities".
Doeng
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