Benvenuti!

Ciaooo a tutti! Welcome to "Tante Piccole Cose"!

This blog is roughly related to learning italian, which has been my personal hobby for the last few years. Over that time I've reached a pretty decent level, which it turns out is fairly hard to do for someone who lives in California and can't go live in italy. It also turns out that there are a TON of people that fit that description who still have a strong desire to learn, and it's them that I hope to help and engage with this blog.

My goal with this blog is not to teach italian. I wouldn't be so presumptous as to say that I was good enough to be an authority on the language- I'm definately not! Instead, my goal is to share some of the many insights (cioe', le piccole cose :) ) I've gained through the course of my studies with other people who are in the same position I was. Things that are tough for english speakers, things I think aren't normally explained well, things that are really handy but rarely found in textbooks... you know, useful things!

Along the way I hope to also write a bit here and there on language learning in general, random things about italy, and about the state of the italian language in the US and beyond.

So, welcome once again, e in bocca al lupo per i tuoi studi!