Alice . 11/1/14 Alice . 11/1/14

MBA

I’m going back to school! I’m embarking on an MBA journey starting soon in two weeks.

Now that my Italian self-study has stabilized, I’m looking for new projects to occupy myself and decided on pursuing a postgraduate degree. I will, of course, continue to reinforce my mastery of Italian and an idea struck me in this respect to read materials related to my studies in Italian.

Alice . 10/31/14 Alice . 10/31/14

5 AM

Rise at 5 AM. Spend that first hour on fitness, gratitude and reading. Here is the list of actions what I will be doing between 5 AM and 8 AM: […]

Alice . 9/7/14 Alice . 9/7/14

Insurgent

I started reading INSURGENT (Book 2) by Veronica Roth yesterday the moment I finished DIVERGENT. The second book of the dystopian Divergent series was great and just like the first book, it was hard to put down.

I’m glad the book picks up exactly where DIVERGENT ended […]

Alice . 9/6/14 Alice . 9/6/14

Divergent

It has been a while I last read a novel within two days and DIVERGENT by Veronica Roth was hard to put down. I like the vulnerable yet strong Beatrice (Tris) and the intriguing Four of Dauntless. The plot is exciting and in the face of circumstances surrounding the protagonists, the choices one has to make is […]

Alice . 8/19/14 Alice . 8/19/14

Mind-mapping to Improve Vocabulary

I found a very useful article on Italki.com about using mind-mapping to improve one’s vocabulary and I immediately plan to put it to work for my Italian language self-learning.

Mind maps are not new to me, but the concept of using it to improve my vocabulary is new and interesting.

Alice . 8/7/14 Alice . 8/7/14

Young Adult Fiction

I was reading the June issue of Cosmopolitan and came across this article by John Green: There's No Age Limit to Loving Teen Drama.

Green's words touched me: […]

Alice . 5/15/14 Alice . 5/15/14

I’m a Masterpiece

“No masterpiece was ever created by a lazy artist.” —Anon

Alice . 5/15/14 Alice . 5/15/14

How I Learn a Language by Reading Foreign Magazines

I find leisure reading a fun way to learn a foreign language and for those I’ve already mastered, it’s a great way to reinforce. An example of leisure reading is reading magazines IN the target language, and this is what this post is about.

I don’t indulge in fashion but I like reading about fashion. I transfer that interest to reading the subject in Italian (my target language) and have gone on to include Spanish and French.