It's raining cats and dogs. When I was about 14 I made a trip to England. I was there with other Italian guys of my own age and we were supposed to take a course of English. The first day in that college we had to take an exam in order to establish our level of English and to be divided in different classes. We arrived in this place early in the morning, while the test would have been in the afternoon. During the morning we had the first meeting with the strange (and lovely) weather of the UK: after an hour or two it suddenly started to rain. My friends and I took refuge nearby the school and there we met some native people who were waiting for the rain to pass away. Those three people told us: "see, it's raining cats and dogs!" and I thought that no animals were falling from the sky. And then they said "Remember this for your test." In fact when we finally took the exam we found that those three people were our future teachers of English and that there was a question about some idioms with "it's raining cats and dogs" as answer. I've never forgotten this funny episode.

A travel I would like to go to Dublin next year. I think that I'm going to leave in September when I'm going to be less busy. Probably I'll take a flight from Italy and I'll arrive in the city after a couple of hours. I'm really fascinated by Ireland and I would prefer to visit all of it, but I know that I need a car to move around while I'm not a great driver. Moreover, I'm used to guide on the right! So I will have to stay in the city. My plan is to stay there at least five days. Next year, in August, I'll have been thinking of my travel and maybe I will have prepared everything for it. I hope I will have improved my English in order to have good conversations with natives and to not get lost. - I'm trying to understand the various kinds of the future; I'm a bit confused :) -

The first time I spoke English I've been studying English for a long time. Whereas I'm very shy I always studied with books, because the thought of talking with an unknown person scared me. Actually I have the possibility to practice with a relative, but I didn't want to be judged for my pronunciation. Suddenly I said to myself: "Do not be a coward!". I understood that it's normal to make mistakes while learning something. The first time that I had a real conversation in English was not so terrifying! At the beginning was very strange, but after some minutes I saw that it was quite easy. Yes, I did mistakes, but I felt good in the same time, because I was doing what I most like and with a person who helped me.

Holidays I've just started my summer holidays, so this morning I've decided to go to the seaside with my parents. It was a hot day, but it was also a pleasure to lie in the sun because there was some wind. However the beach wasn't crowded, but quite silent. I spent my time reading a book and talking with my parents and also looking at some children, which were playing with kites. We came home for lunch. It was a relaxing morning and I hope I'll have other beautiful days like this one.