Gabriella+Raffaelli

Hi everybody! I'm Gabriella and I'm 23 years old. I attend the University of Padua and I've lived here since three years. I come from Puglia, a little region in the South of Italy. I was born there and I lived there until my parents moved to Bolzano several years ago and now I lived in Padua. What a lively life! I decided for Padua as Universitary city for several reasons. First of all, when I decided to come here, I wanted to be a doctor, but I didn't pass the exam. So, I started studying Biology, but at the end of the academic year I realized it was not my way. I changed my plans and I began studying languages and now here I am ! Foreign languages (and therefore cultures) have always fascinated me. I think that knowing other cultures and having the opportunity to come in contact with them, is an advantage. Studying languages gives you these opportunities. Here in Padua the Universisity is a little bit chaotic. The best way to study should be traveling and living in a foreign country. For this reason I would like to go abroad as soon as possible. We'll see. Padua is a nice city, I'd say perfect for students. It is not too big, thereare a lot of students, above all foreign ones, the I have several passions. I love reading! Now I'm reading a Pennac's book "la Fata carabina". The French literature is my favorite genre. As you can understand, French is the second language I study, and I'd add my favorite one, for the language itself and for its literature. I'm interested in theater too. I like very much authors as Camus or Coucteau. Since the last November I have taken part to a very interesting project concerning theater. It's an university initiative that allows students to act in English. It's useful and amusing at the same time. We'll play "Twelve Night" by Shakespeare.