hsybbed In reply to ??? [2013-03-30 11:32:04 +0000 UTC]

It's a real pleasure!

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hsybbed In reply to snowfake [2013-03-28 00:03:20 +0000 UTC]

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hsybbed In reply to SUKIBLOG [2013-03-28 00:03:14 +0000 UTC]

It's a pleasure

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hsybbed In reply to sesam-is-open [2013-03-27 12:07:17 +0000 UTC]

thank you

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sesam-is-open In reply to hsybbed [2013-04-03 10:40:04 +0000 UTC]

My pleasure

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hsybbed In reply to LethielArt [2013-03-26 21:37:15 +0000 UTC]

I picked two photos because.. I had already featured the third

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LethielArt In reply to hsybbed [2013-03-26 22:48:56 +0000 UTC]

Aw, sorry, I'm airheaded. I had 13 hours of course today.

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hsybbed In reply to LethielArt [2013-03-26 23:00:08 +0000 UTC]

O_O 13??
Are they trying to kill you?

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LethielArt In reply to hsybbed [2013-03-26 23:41:05 +0000 UTC]

Hahaha
Based on financial logistics rather than on criteria of academic excellence, the ATHENA scheme of the Greek government regarding University Education calls for the merging of the Departments of English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish Languages and Literatures, into a single “Department of Foreign Languages and Literature”at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
The above Departments have a long-standing tradition in teaching and research within the framework of autonomous programmes of academic studies. Teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate level, as well as research in these Departments, covers distinct disciplines of literary and theoretical/applied linguistic studies, always in fruitful dialogue with the sociocultural context in which these disciplines develop. The ATHENA scheme will turn our Departments into a huge and misleadingly-named new “Department of Foreign Languages and Literature,” with five language-based “directions”. Inevitably, this will lead to language degrees with limited value, lack of educational standards and professional training.
Therefore, we the professorial staff of the aforementioned Departments are opposed to the proposed merger and request from the Minister of Education to respect and preserve each Department’s autonomy, tradition and its valuable contributions to society and the European mission.
HOWEVER, we had our building (us, the students) occupated for a month and we acted a lot, so the Education Minister had to take it back.
But now we have to remake the lost hours, so....

Long comment is long

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hsybbed In reply to LethielArt [2013-03-26 23:43:46 +0000 UTC]

my comment will be MUCH shorter: the world is getting crazy

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LethielArt In reply to hsybbed [2013-03-27 08:07:30 +0000 UTC]

Lol, I know. And the irony is that we studied our asses of. The Department of English Language and Literature demands almost perfect grades. And it is a really good Department. Likely, we saved it!

But hey, I live in Greece. Obviously the Ministers are crazy. Or scums. >.>

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hsybbed In reply to LethielArt [2013-03-27 12:27:46 +0000 UTC]

I'm Italian dear, so I perfectly understand..
I mean.. my people voted to have comedians in Parliament -.- The man who used to kill politicians with his satire is now a politician too.

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LethielArt In reply to hsybbed [2013-03-27 12:55:04 +0000 UTC]

Sei italiana? Dovevi dirmelo prima! Il mio ragazzo mi insegna a parlare l'italiano.

Though I make horrible mistakes, since I usually get confused with the grammar -.-

Yes, my boyfriend and an Italian friend of mine told of your situation, I think it's horrible -.- And imagine that years and eons ago, our countries were of the most powerful ones...

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hsybbed In reply to LethielArt [2013-03-28 00:20:16 +0000 UTC]

Il tuo ragazzo è italiano? Scrivi molto bene

That's not a problem.. sometimes I get confused too, and I'm italian ahah

I'm 20 and I have never seen Italy as a powerful country. Berlusconi is destroying it....

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LethielArt In reply to hsybbed [2013-03-28 00:31:49 +0000 UTC]

Il e mezzo italiano e mezzo greco, ma parla l'italiano per tutto il tempo con la sua famiglia.
Grazie!

Well it's that that I confuse italian with latin and french grammar, and there is a huge war going on on my brain. I still have diffivulty to make good sentences, so please excuse any mistakes

Well, I was talking about ancinet years I too am 19 and never seen anything thrive here, but oh well....

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hsybbed In reply to LethielArt [2013-03-28 00:41:38 +0000 UTC]

*Lui è mezzo...

Sei veramente brava!
Mi piacerebbe sapere scrivere in greco come tu scrivi in italiano!

There was only a very small mistake!
you are great!! I thought you were italian when I read the first sentence you wrote in my language!

Let's look at the positive side: things suck now, so they can only get better in the future

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LethielArt In reply to hsybbed [2013-03-28 00:58:07 +0000 UTC]

ah, un errore -.-
è possibile imparare il greco, ma sta andando essere difficile. Le lettere sono diverse da quelle in l'italiano

No, no, I am not that good, I make mistakes all the time -.- Andrea (my boyfriend) says so too

Let's hope they will be!

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hsybbed In reply to LethielArt [2013-03-28 12:09:27 +0000 UTC]

Il vostro alfabeto mi affascina!
E poi siete un popolo di poeti, filosofi, architetti.. L'arte è nata in Grecia!
Visiterò il tuo paese in futuro. Al momento lavoro poco, quindi non ho abbastanza soldi

Ahahah he says because he wants you to speak it perfectly but trust me, you speak it better than many foreign people that lived there for years!
I won't say you lies

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LethielArt In reply to hsybbed [2013-03-28 18:34:47 +0000 UTC]

Ah, sì, lo so...Ma ora il nostro paese è nient'altro che cenere! :/
Se si verrà, sarò tua guida turistica

Well, right now he says that to encourage me...I am afraid of this language, and I can't talk really, I am afraid that I win't have the right accent...:S
Writing is different than speaking....
But thank you!

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hsybbed In reply to LethielArt [2013-03-28 18:38:17 +0000 UTC]

*se verrai
Mi piacerebbe molto vedere Atene. E' il mio sogno da quando ero bambina!


How did you learn to write? Usually people learn to talk before learning to write ^^

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LethielArt In reply to hsybbed [2013-03-28 18:59:41 +0000 UTC]

Vedi? Io continuo a fare errori >.<
Personalmente non mi piace Atene. Io preferisco Salonicco, è per questo che ho scelto di studiare lì.

Well, we have a course in our University. We are obligated to learn a foreigen language, so I chose Italian, since I already know French and I despise German. But our "professora" is stupid. She even learned us the wrong pronunciation of some words (piacere, zio, zero). And she doesn't learn us know to talk, how to form sentences, she doesn't teach us grammar and so on and so forth. I learned to write by myself. I searched for the verbs and the adjectives and the rules of your language and with help from my Andrea, I manage to form mere sentences.
But I still can't talk. Or rather I am to shy to try to.

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hsybbed In reply to LethielArt [2013-03-28 19:17:29 +0000 UTC]

Non è vero, ne hai fatti solo due finora, e sono piccoli.
Capisco tutto quello che scrivi
Mi piace Atene perché ho studiato la sua storia per molto tempo e sono curiosa ^-^
Salonicco deve essere bellissima!

I have been studying languages for ages and I have almost the same problem with German.
I speak Spanish, Italian, English, I know Latin quite well and I studied Japanese and French for six years, then I left.
I'm quite good at learning how to speak in different languages, but we never talk nor write during the lessons, we just have to listen to the teacher.
So I cannot speak it at all, even if I studied it for 3 years
I hate this situation

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LethielArt In reply to hsybbed [2013-03-28 20:12:08 +0000 UTC]

Grazie, è molto gentile da parte sua dirlo
In glossologia, il nostro professore ha detto che se la comunicazione è riuscita quindi gli errori non sono niente!
È vero, Atene ha una grande storia nel tempo
Sì, sì, è davvero una città bella! Vede(? ) qui--> [link]

That is so unfair! And a pity too. Lesson that is not done right, is not a lesson -.-
Tell your instructor to let you talk with him/her or with each other, it's a good practice

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hsybbed In reply to LethielArt [2013-03-28 20:15:48 +0000 UTC]

Adoro il mare!

Però fa molto caldo a Salonicco vero?

I cannot do it if I don't want to fail the exam xD
Next year, I'll have another professor, I hope he'll be better ^^

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LethielArt In reply to hsybbed [2013-03-28 21:06:22 +0000 UTC]

Sì, è bello ...! Gironzoliamo accanto ad esso nei giorni di sole
È come ogni altra città greca, quindi sì, è caldo, ma non troppo

Ah, instructors are dumb -.- Our "professora" of Italian failed a girl on our semester exams. The girl has italian roots, so she speaks Italian. She asked her what is wrong with her paper. The professor admited that she had wronged her, but she said "either way, I faiied you know, so you'll have to retake the exam on September, but I will fail you again"
I mean, dafuq?

I hope for your sake the next instructor will be good

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hsybbed In reply to LethielArt [2013-03-28 21:15:45 +0000 UTC]

Io non sopporto il caldo
Io vivo nell'Italia del nord vicino alle montagne

What?
She was probably feeling under pressure because obviously the italian girl knows italian better than her.
I hate that kind of behaviour >.<

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LethielArt In reply to hsybbed [2013-03-28 21:35:32 +0000 UTC]

Ah, ho sentito che è freddo lì! È naturale quindi che non ti piace caldo XD

Yes, I'm sure she knows better Italian than her. Actually the girl talkesomd to her in Italian and she answered back in Greek

Yeah, some profs have that behaviour, and it's annoying, at the very least!

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hsybbed In reply to LethielArt [2013-03-28 21:47:52 +0000 UTC]

Sì
A me piacciono il freddo e la pioggia!
Anche se ultimamente ho cambiato idea: non odio più il Sole perché il mio ragazzo abita in un'altra città e quando viene da me non sappiamo cosa fare se piove. Non posso portarlo a casa mia, perché siamo 5 persone in famiglia e non vado molto d'accordo con mia madre.

She really answered in Greek?
that's a very bad sign.. If you are certain that you are good at speaking you aren't afraid of comparisons!

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LethielArt In reply to hsybbed [2013-03-28 22:12:37 +0000 UTC]

La piogga è piacevole <3
Vedo come è! Relazioni a distanza sono difficili...Anch'io ho una relazione a distanza, ma almeno egli può stare a casa mia, et io posso restare nel suo appartamento. In Grecia quando studiamo all'università siamo abituati a vivere in città diverse dai nostri genitori,quindi abbiamo i nostri appartamenti e lo spazio non è un problema
Oh, la tua famiglia conosce il tuo ragazzo? Quanto fortunato! I miei genitori sono severi, quindi non posso dire loro che ho un rapporto

Yes, she did! I have understood long ago that she doesn't know Italian. I passed the lesson with an awful grade (5, while the best grade is 10) and when I checked my paper, I had only forgotten 2 "la", one "il" and I have wrote "ArrivedarLe" instead of ArrivederLa >.<

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hsybbed In reply to LethielArt [2013-03-28 22:29:07 +0000 UTC]

*fortunata

Anche i miei sono molto severi. Stiamo insieme da più di un anno, ma non lo conoscono ancora.
Il mese prossimo andrò con lui in vacanza, quindi dovrò presentarlo a tutta la mia famiglia. Ho paura.
Però non abita così lontano. Vive a 40 minuti da me!
La mia città è molto grande e ha un'università, quindi non mi sono trasferita. Non volevo chiedere soldi ai miei genitori!
L'università così vicino a casa mi permette di lavorare tutti i pomeriggi

O.ò has she taken mistakes out of nothing?
When my teacher makes something wrong she always pretends to be right and tries to make you feel like a stupid!
By the way.. Do you understand my italian?
I'm not trying to make it easier, I'm writing the way I would do if you were italian ^^

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LethielArt In reply to hsybbed [2013-03-29 09:31:11 +0000 UTC]

Oh, non aver paura sei una ragazza cresciuta ... Anche i tuoi genitori avevano un rapporto, qualche volta nella loro gioventù. Non possono giudicare! Oh, non si vive lontano da lui del tutto! Andrea vive 2 ore da me e lui non può venire ogni settimana qui! :/
Sei fortunata! Mi sento male per vivere lontano da casa e fare i miei genitori pagare l'affitto e tutto il resto :/
Almeno io sono bravo all'università, passo tutti i miei corsi, ma non riesco a trovare un posto di lavoro! Viva la crisi economica


Yeah, I think that Alessandra (the girl who failed) told me that she had actually passed the exam with an eight-nine, but she gave her a four
Teachers are awful -.- I hope that if I come to teach someday, I won't be like that ;X
Yup, I understand! And if I have something I don't know, I ask Andrea He's my two-legged italian vocabulary

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hsybbed In reply to LethielArt [2013-03-29 17:52:16 +0000 UTC]

*brava.
Non ho un vero lavoro. Aiuto i bambini a fare i compiti. Faccio circa 3 o 4 ore ogni giorno per 5 giorni a settinama. Prendo tra i 300 e i 400 euro al mese, quindi è come se fosse un part-time ^-^

Would you like to be a teacher in the future?

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LethielArt In reply to hsybbed [2013-03-29 18:13:07 +0000 UTC]

Mi stai prendendo in giro? O.o In Grecia ci sono posti a tempo pieno che si paga 400 euro al mese. I lavori part-time ti danno solo qualcosa come 100-200 euro al mese.Madre mia lavora per 20 anni e ha uno stipendio di 700. ._.

Well, I can be a teacher, a glossologist, an inteprener or a translator, since I study English Language and Literature. But I'd hate to teach in Greece!

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hsybbed In reply to LethielArt [2013-03-29 18:27:16 +0000 UTC]

*lavora da

Dipende dal lavoro che fai. Se lavori per 4 ore al giorno per 5 giorni soltano puoi arrivare dei 200 ai 300 euro. Qui in Italia il problema è che da quando usiamo l'euro il costo della vita è aumentato molto. Pensa che affittare una casa da noi non costa meno di 400 euro al mese
E' per questo che non mi sono trasferita e ho deciso di lavorare con i ragazzi.

Why would you hate to do that in Greece? O.ò
I actually think that I would be a better interprener/translator than a teacher. I'm not very patient, I would get mad if I had to teach to 26 children at ones *-*

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LethielArt In reply to hsybbed [2013-03-30 15:48:38 +0000 UTC]

Ah, vedo come è ... Il mio ragazzo mi ha detto che la vita non ci costa di più che in Grecia.
Ma non sei triste, sono sicuro che troveremo qualche soluzione per il futuro.

Well, I dislike out education system... It sucks so much >.<"
Had you been a teacher here, you'd have 30-35 children per class

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hsybbed In reply to LethielArt [2013-03-30 17:25:13 +0000 UTC]

Io credo che ci sia sempre una soluzione per tutto!
Il presente è già pieno di preoccupazioni, non c'è alcun bisogno di pensare troppo a quelle che verranno in futuro
Mi piace molto la tua lingua ^^

30-35 children are definitely too much. Here they go from 26 to 30 and this is not good for their learning!

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LethielArt In reply to hsybbed [2013-03-30 20:10:40 +0000 UTC]

Si può preoccupare più tardi per il futuro, così ora relax. Inoltre si tratta di una giornata bella di oggi
Quale lingua? Greco?

Yes I know! I mean, we sacrerly learned something at school, we could have no lesson with so many children in class.

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hsybbed In reply to LethielArt [2013-03-30 20:16:34 +0000 UTC]

Si il greco è bellissimo, mi piace come suona!
Bella giornata? Qui sta piovendo da giorni!

I understand..
Here in Italy there is a mess too -.-

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LethielArt In reply to hsybbed [2013-03-30 20:47:55 +0000 UTC]

Ah, vedo. Beh, credo il greco fa il bene del suono
Lol, ha qui il sole e fa caldo abbastanza, benchè abbia un po 'di pioggia Meteo qui è un po 'strano in primavera

Everywhere is a mess -.-

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hsybbed In reply to LethielArt [2013-03-30 20:51:27 +0000 UTC]

*clima, non meteo

Io sono felice che faccia freddo in Italia, sai?
L'estate è anche troppo lunga qui, è meglio tenere stretto l'inverno ^-^

I have heard that German and English people are happy with their school system!

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LethielArt In reply to hsybbed [2013-03-30 21:23:46 +0000 UTC]

Si mi ricordo di te come l'inverno e il freddo più caldo. Quindi non visitare la Grecia in estate!

Yes I know We have some programs in college that allow us to go abroad for a semester, so I am thinking that England would be a good choice

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hsybbed In reply to LethielArt [2013-03-30 21:27:10 +0000 UTC]

No, pensavo di venirci in ottobre, magari l'anno prossimo.
Ad aprile vado in vacanza per quattro giorno, e non avendo molti soldi non posso fare due vacanze nello stesso anno!

We have something like that too but I don't want to leave. I am not a romantic person, but I think I won't be happy without my boyfriend.. I can't stay a week without meeting him O.ò
And I would miss Italy.
Many things suck here but I cannot stay away from here too much without feeling homesick!

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LethielArt In reply to hsybbed [2013-03-30 21:53:00 +0000 UTC]

Credo che ottobre è bene per sgombero qui. Tieni a mente che si potrebbe incontrare la pioggia

Ah I feel you -.-

Well I discussed with my boyfriend, but he said he would do anything for my education...So I don't know, the most important thing is that my parents will pay double (rent for the appartment in Thessaloniki and sending me money to live abroad)....We'll see

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hsybbed In reply to LethielArt [2013-03-30 22:04:30 +0000 UTC]

La pioggia è un problema quando si visitano le città.
è fastidioso essere bagnati! O.ò
Qual è il periodo migliore secondo te?

He would do the same but I don't want to go anymore..
You know, I was about to move to London when I met him and just after our first afternoon together I decided not to do it because I knew I found my happiness. Only a stupid would run away from happiness.
Now more than a year is gone, and I am now sure I did what it was right for me.
I feel that this is the place where I should live
But I will still travel around the world. I really like visit new places and stay away, but I also like to come back home

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LethielArt In reply to hsybbed [2013-03-30 23:05:25 +0000 UTC]

In realtà, in settembre, ottobre, novembre e poi in primavera. Durante quei tempi, Atene ha il clima perfetto
Mi dispiace, sono stato 'confuso'. Nella mia città natale, si sa solo pioggia

Awwww this is so cute<3 I wish you all the happiness in thw world

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hsybbed In reply to LethielArt [2013-03-30 23:19:10 +0000 UTC]

lo terrò a mente
Grazie per il suggerimento!

I wish you the same dear

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