Elisa+Rampazzo

Hi!!! I'm Elisa Rampazzo. I was born in Padua and I'm 22. I attended the first two years of high school at liceo scientifico, but, not being very fond of scientific subjects, I studied Greek during the summer holidays and moved to liceo classico, where I attended the remaining three years of school. It has been very hard to learn so many grammar rules in a relatively short period of time and I was very confused, especially about verbs... ( Greek verbs are awful and my translations were even worse ). Anyway, except for Greek, I liked my new school pretty much. After finishing school, I reached a sort of crisis point: I had no idea of what I was going to do. Finally, I went to the university and here I am, though I'm not at all happy with my decision. I'd really like to know many foreign languages and, at least, being able to speak English fluently, but I think that university is able to help me in achieving such a goal only in part. This is the reason why I hope to spend a period abroad after my studies. As far as it concerns my hobbies, they are essentially reading and listening to music. I could spend whole hours in a library reading titles and looking at covers. I think a book is an amazing object, not only for its content; for instance, I like the smell of the pages and their consistency, as well. My favourite writers are Dostoevskij, Kundera, Lawrence, Goethe and Shakespeare. Concerning music, I like Janis Joplin, Phil Collins, Carmen Consoli, The Beatles and Aretha Franklin. I always liked classical music, too. Luckily, my life isn't just going to the university and reading. As I was a child, my greatest dream was to become a ballet dancer. Growing up, I understood that such a career is not open to anyone, but I still went on practicing. I perfectly know I won't ever be a Carla Fracci, but I work in my school's dance company and I'm satisfied with that. To perform on stage is electrifying and it makes me feel truly happy. Another advantage of this work ( though it's difficult for me to conceive it as a work ) is that it gave me the possibility to travel acrossplaces I wouldn't ever have seen by myself. I must say I count myself very lucky with that.