Eighth week (28thjuly-3rd august)

This week I have spent most of my time in my hometown, doing homework and hanging out with my parents, since I haven’t seen them much because of my holidays and their work. During these days, I have gone shopping with my mum, visited my dad’s office at Mediaset, and together we have gone to a photographic exhibition about Dorothea Lange. The ticket even included an aperitif, for sure not a bad surprise! The exhibition was about Lange’s career as a photoreporter and has described two major historical events I had never heard about before. I have stayed there for almost four hours, observing both the beauty and the harshness represented in each photograph. It has been a truly enriching experience, and I have discovered an incredibly talented artist whose work still feels very relevant today It has been a full week also because I had to pack my luggage since on 2nd august I had to set off with my parish youth group for the jubilee and a little trip to Salento.
 
grammar point: present perfect 

words: 

  1. since → from a specific point in the past until now (dato che/poiché)

  2. Harshness → severe, difficult, or unpleasant conditions (durezza)

  3. Enriching → giving you more knowledge or experience, making life better (arricchente)

  4. Relevant → important or connected to what is happening now (rilevante, attuale)


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Ubicazione: Milano MI, Italia

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