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Cristina's avatar

We live in Lombardia but travel around Italy a lot. If we are ever in Perugia, can we look you up? I’d love to meet you!

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Cheryl A. Ossola's avatar

Please do, I’d love that! And I’ll try to let you know next time I plan to be up north.

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angela's avatar

Being from a classical studies background, I'm absolutely on it: Asterix for ever! I'd say also Asterix for President, but it should be not polite.😎

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Charlie Kennedy's avatar

Ah, you mean the app that teaches you sentences like, there is a cow in my apartment. To be fair, that does stand out in my memory: Il y a une vache dans mon apartmente. Or something like that. I'm learning Spanish on said app, and was learning French (again), so maybe I'll make the switch...

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Cheryl A. Ossola's avatar

Yep, that’s the one! 😂

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Cristina's avatar

Thank you Cheryl! So interesting and entertaining. I read it to my Italian husband (who studied Latin in school) and he laughter out loud at the story of the Lupa! Also said very plausible!

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Life Lived Italian's avatar

I love that take on the origin story. Not exactly the glorious miracle upon which myths and empires are built-- but kind of perfect. I suspect fans of Lazio's soccer team will be saying "we told you so...."

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