Comments | diana_nguyen: The countdown begins.

diana_nguyen

The countdown begins.

Jan 15, 2007 17:38

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wee imagineirene January 16 2007, 02:25:35 UTC

have fun!

Re: wee diana_nguyen January 16 2007, 03:40:44 UTC

Thanks! :)

dkogan January 16 2007, 02:39:36 UTC

Don't you mean

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diana_nguyen January 16 2007, 03:40:24 UTC

Oh yeah! :) How close is that to Rome? I wonder if I can make a day trip out of that.

I'll be there for one week. I'm using up all of my vacation time; it's too bad I don't have more saved up!

dkogan January 16 2007, 04:19:58 UTC

How far away is anything in Italy from anything else in Italy? Pompeii is near Naples:

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diana_nguyen January 16 2007, 21:54:40 UTC

Thanks for the maps! I'll ask about how far Naples is and see if there's a way to make a day trip there. If I don't have a chance this time, I guess I'll just have to go back again. ;)

Sweet!!! reynaldo77 January 16 2007, 09:07:22 UTC

Have fun!!! I'm going to Italy for two weeks in June... I bought a fill-in type book, and a 10-CD audio set in a futile attempt to teach myself a passable amount of Italian in a hopefully non-laughable accent. But so far I've only listed to about half of the first CD and read 3 pages of the massive book. Did you try to learn any Italian for your trip?

Re: Sweet!!! megaman134 January 16 2007, 19:50:35 UTC

You don't need to learn Italian......I got along just fine without it. I was only taught the important words from my guide anyways, like hello, goodbye, where's the john cook? (place to get money from). A lot of people know english. Anyways, have fun Diana!

Re: Sweet!!! diana_nguyen January 16 2007, 22:01:09 UTC

Thanks, Megan! :)

I like that they use the term 'john cooks' for places to get money from.

Re: Sweet!!! diana_nguyen January 16 2007, 21:58:47 UTC

Thanks! :) You are so lucky that you'll get to go for two weeks. The weather should be really nice when you go as well. I think it's cool that you're teaching yourself some Italian. I've heard that Italians will appreciate you trying to speak their language, even if you butcher it a little. :) I didn't get any books or CD sets, but I did download some podcasts from iTunes. I've learned how to say hello (formal/informal), how are you, etc. I also learned how to say, "Leave me alone." :)