Alice+Calabrese

= = Hello! I was born in Padua and I'm 21. I attended the scientific high school but I never liked studying math and scientific subjects....I preferred English and humanistic subjects. So when I had to decide the University I choose " Modern Languages". I like to communicate with people from different parts of the world and I also think that have knowledge of languages is useful today to find a job. This is my third year at the Padua University and I'm studying English and German. I decide to study French as third language so this year I'm attending also a French course. I'm quite satisfied of my choice even if I think the only way for being able to speak and understand a language is to live abroad for a period of time. I hope I could do this experience as soon as possible. I have to confess that I'm a little bit scared of living away from my routine for months. I really like to travel: see different places and be in touch with new cultures and new way of living. Unfortunately I haven't traveled a lot during my life, but I still have time! I went to Germany three years ago; there I visited Bavaria that is a beautiful region in the south of Germany. I also went to Great Britain, precisely to Wales and to England. I was in London to visit a friend of mine that last year was there for the Erasmus. London is fascinating and make a great impression on me, even if I won't never live in such a big city. It is very big but you can reach every point of it in a few time thanks to the underground!I visited also Greenwich and Canterbury and I liked this two small cities a lot. I stayed in England only five days and I was sad to live but happy to sleep again in my bed after four nights in a hostel! I have been to Spain two times, once to Malaga- Costa del Sol- and once to Formentera, a small island with the most beautiful sea I have ever saw. Speaking about islands I have also been to Greece, to Santorini, an island of the Cyclades. I went there last summer and I really hope to have time in the future to visit a lot of greek islands: they are so unique and wonderful...and I also like greek food very much! I'm very lucky because the University is in my own city. Therefore I don't have to spend a lot of time moving from my house to University, it takes me only 20 minutes with the bus. I live with my family: my mother, my father and my sister. We have also a beautiful cat. In my spare time I like listening to music, watching television and going out with my friends. I usually go to the gym twice a week even if I'm very lazy. This semester I'm particularly busy because I want to finish my exams as soon as possible and graduate.