I\u2019m back everyone!<\/p>\n
It\u2019s been a while, but I\u2019m finally back online, and happy to share some thoughts about my life in Japan, and as an instructor on (in my humble and heavily biased opinion of course!), the internet\u2019s absolute best English-learning resource, Fruitful English! Take that with a grain of salt of course!<\/p>\n
By the way, have you heard the phrase \u2018take something with a grain of salt\u2019<\/strong> before? It means \u2018be sceptical of something\u2019 or \u2018you might not be able to trust it\u2019.<\/p>\n For example,<\/p>\n Nic said he will be here soon, but take that with a grain of salt<\/strong>. He\u2019s usually quite late!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n Here, we use it to emphasise Nic\u2019s unreliability! So, take my boasting about Fruitful English earlier with a grain of salt, because of course, I\u2019m biased; I\u2019m an instructor there!<\/p>\n Anyway, where was I? Oh, that\u2019s right! I\u2019m back here, writing a monthly blog about different English learning topics, and about English culture in general.<\/p>\n For this first post after a long hiatus, I\u2019ll be picking up where I left off last time. Oh, there\u2019s another useful phrase! The phrase \u2018to pick up where one left off\u2019<\/strong> means to continue something that was postponed earlier.<\/p>\n For example,<\/p>\n We picked up where we left off<\/strong>, laughing about things that we did together in high school. <\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n If you read my previous blog, you saw that I was in the \u2018the Old World\u2019. Of course, you know that \u2018Old World\u2019 is a slightly funny way to refer to Europe, at least, from a Canadian perspective. For those that don\u2019t know me well, I\u2019m from Vancouver, Canada, and we sometimes jokingly call Europe \u2019the Old World\u2019.<\/p>\n Anyway, I\u2019m preparing for another trip to the Old World! My partner is also an instructor on Fruitful English, and we\u2019re both heading back to Europe for her sister\u2019s wedding! She\u2019s from Germany, but her sister is having the ceremony in Italy. Despite the costs involved, we\u2019re both looking forward to a summer full of pizza, pasta, and other delicious Italian delicacies.<\/p>\n Have any of you been to Italy?<\/p>\n Any suggestions on what to eat or do while I\u2019m there? I would love to hear from you, so please get in touch with me on Fruitful English! This will actually be my third time to Italy, but my first time to the Florence area, and central Italy. I couldn’t be more excited. Let\u2019s hope I survive the flight though! It\u2019s a long one!<\/p>\n Anyways, let\u2019s finish up there.<\/p>\n Thanks so much for reading, and I\u2019ll be seeing you every month from now on. I\u2019m so excited! Bye for now!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n
Picking up where I left off!<\/h2>\n
Trip to the Old World\uff01<\/h2>\n