Italian Blogs Browse below to read more Italian blogs! Italian Blogs Copy link Favorite Word: Mahal Wednesday, March 4, 2026 It could mean "love," but it could also mean "expensive." In my perspective, it correlates how loving something or someone rarely comes easy... it requires time, patience, and costs of who you are. So love is never meant to feel cheap. - Luz Favorite Word: Tramonto Monday, March 2, 2026 The first day I arrived in Italy I landed in Roma and sat at this hill over looking the city and asked a local what sunset was in Italian. That “Tramonto” was the most beautiful view I’ve ever seen. - Ashley 9 December 2025: Italian Tutor/LLA Caroline's Experience's Abroad in the UK and Italy Tuesday, December 9, 2025 People may assume that studying abroad is mainly for people interested in studying languages, but it’s not necessarily true. To expand on what I learned in my biomedical engineering , I went to Europe (UK and Italy) this summer. 29 October 2025: Italian Tutor/LLA Strahinja's VoluntarItaly Experience Wednesday, October 29, 2025 I spent three weeks last June participating in a VoluntarItaly summer camp program, hosted by the Dante Alighieri society of Michigan, that involved me (and other volunteers from the USA) assisting staff at a parish in Milan, Italy. 6 May 2025: Italian Tutor/LLA Strahinja's Experiences with UIC Italian Tuesday, May 6, 2025 As another semester is ending, I would like to reflect on my progress in Italian since my first days at UIC in August 2022. I have been taking Italian courses since my very first semester, so I think I can say I am well prepared for this topic. 6 May 2025: Italian Tutor/LLA Strahinja writes about the Abruzzo Trilogy – A Selection of Lesser-Known Novels Tuesday, May 6, 2025 During my fall semester in 2024, my Italian professor Giordano Mazza recommended to the class an author from his home region of Abruzzo known as Ignazio Silone. The book that was introduced to us is “Fontamara”, a novel detailing the fascist years. 21 March 2025: Italian Tutor/LLA Strahinja writes about Italian cinema class Friday, March 21, 2025 This semester I’ve had the opportunity to take ITAL280, an Italian cultural class dedicated to cinema taught by Professor Chiara Fabbian. The movies we watched come from the rich 20th century, a period of experimentation and innovation during a time 11 October 2024: Italian Tutor Strahinja on Loanwords and Language Learning Friday, October 11, 2024 Right now I am taking Italian classes and am a peer tutor as well. Learning the language, I have recognized many words that have a direct equivalent in my native language. 4.15.2021 - Sofiya's First Trip to Italy Thursday, April 15, 2021 In Rome, we visited the Colosseum, the Trevi Fountain, the Pantheon, and, of course, the Vatican. 12.1.2020 - Sofiya on Parma Tuesday, December 1, 2020 The cuisine of the Emilia-Romagna region, where Parma is located, is full of delicacies. The most famous are the prosciutto di Parma, a kind of cured ham, and Parmesan cheese. 2.21.2020 - Ariana on La musica italiana: the greatest perk of learning Italian Friday, February 21, 2020 Italian culture is thoroughly a beautiful one–the food, the landmarks, the music. Italian music has produced some of the most influential international artists, such as Mina, Andrea Bocelli, Fabrizio D’Andre – and now, Ghali. 2.4.2020 - Ariana on the Joys of Italian Grammar Tuesday, February 4, 2020 This week in class we have been reviewing the congiuntivo (subjunctive) and I have been meeting recently with a few 104 students during my tutoring hours who were struggling with this verb tense. 11.20.2019 - Angela discusses all the languages in her life Wednesday, November 20, 2019 My first exposure to a foreign language was in kindergarten. My parents enrolled me in an Italian class at the school that was right before my kindergarten class.
