Io sono Italiano e parlo solo "phrases and words that my grandmother taught my brothers and me when we were little. Pretty sketchy huh. We should have learned more but my aunts could not speak English when they started school and my grandmother saw how hard it was for them so when the boys started, she made sure they spoke English. She and my grandfather always spoke mostly English to us. I can understand the gist of Spanish and Italian when I hear a conversation but that is about it. I go to the opera about 8-10 times a year and have picked up a lot from that. At one memorable family dinner I was the only one who did not understand what was going on. My great aunt was from either Nicaragua or El Salvador (never figured that out), my sister in law was from Spain and my cousins husband was Mexican. 3 different dialects at one table plus the Italian thrown in.
Then I have a junior rider who speaks Hungarian. No wonder I am confused.................mb
> Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2009 19:21:56 -0600 > From: paul@xxxxxxxxxxx > To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: RE: [RC] Dream Bucket > > My list keeps growing. > > I have gotten to do Tevis, and got to do the old trail at the OD before they moved( crossing the Shenandoah River was way cool.) I have ridden on the beach in New Zealand on the North and South Islands which was too much fun. > > Yet to do: 2011 XP, Bryce Canyon and Grand Canyon XP' multi days. Vermont 100, Big Horn 100, Swanton Pacific (hey it needs to start up again!!), The New Old Dominion 100. > > Riding the Quilty would be a blast, but Shahzada really intrigues me. Riding in Italia or Espana. (done a little trail riding on Sardegna, but no mainland Italia Endurance ...yet....Io parle Italiano poco et piano. (I speak Italian a little and slowly). One of those cross Ireland multi day rides has been in the plan for several years. I keep looking at the catalog and trying to figure how to pay for it :-( > > Dang, We are going to have to get busy or hope those folks who believe in re-incarnation are right:-) > > Paul N. Sidio > KMA Chazz Piper ( What do you mean "we". You got a mouse in your pocket or something?) > General Lee ( Hey don't look at Me, Piper is the big hoss around here) > Spokane MO > Snow free..... for 1 day now > > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. > Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp > Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp > > Ride Long and Ride Safe!! > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= >
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