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Alita · Joined: 24 May 2007 Posts: 101 Location: Melbourne

Hi everyone. New here and just wanted to introduce myself.

Have a great day Very Happy

Alita.

joanna · Posted: Sat May 26, 2007 10:45 pm Post subject:

Hi Alita. You are very welcome here Very Happy

Tell us more about yourself

Alita · Joined: 24 May 2007 Posts: 101 Location: Melbourne

Hello Joanna Very Happy

It's really nice to meet you. I guess in a nutshell I'm a 20-something English as a Second Language teacher. I've lived in Melbourne all my life, of migrant parents. So are you from Italy? My ultimate dream is to live in Italy! I love the Italian language, food, people, culture, clothes and country... Ho imparato la lingua italiana nell' universitá da due anni e spero di continuare .. because, as you can probably tell, I'm very rusty. Embarassed

I look forward to sharing many good conversations with you.
(You can post me stuff in Italian if you like).

Cheers from Alita Wink

Kevin · Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 11:24 am Post subject:

Alita · Joined: 24 May 2007 Posts: 101 Location: Melbourne

Ok. What about PM messages?

Kevin · Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 5:56 pm Post subject:

PM's are fine as long as the recipient doesn't mind Smile

Cynisca · Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 11:37 pm Post subject:

Hi Alita,
a warm welcome to the forum... Very Happy

It is customary at such times, to find a clean kylix, fill it with wine and drink a toast to our man...Megas Alexandros...!!

Italians....My cousin is married to an Italian woman, his sister is engaged to a half Italian man, a second cousin married an Italian man and lives in Italy (all mum's side) and my daughter's last boyfriend is half Italian.... Rolling Eyes

I also love Italian veggie food and sitting with a mocha coffee (that reminds me) watching the world go by.....
regards
Cynisca

Alita · Joined: 24 May 2007 Posts: 101 Location: Melbourne

Hey Cynisca!

Wow, you sure are no stranger to the Italian vibe... Cool

It's great to meet you. How long have you been an admirer of Alexander the Great for?

(For me it's going on 2 years... and the magic is as strong as ever *sigh*).

I'm by no means an expert on the man (just started to read Arrian and Robin Lane Fox) so I ask excusing in advance for the fact that I may be asking weird questions from time to time (that is, ones with a bleedingly obvious answer to most people here).

Also, I just have to say that this is the friendliest and most exciting forum about ANYthing historical that I've ever been on. I really think it was a spot of luck I found it and congratulations to all of you for making it what it is. Very Happy

Cheers buddy,
Alita.

Alita · Joined: 24 May 2007 Posts: 101 Location: Melbourne

P.S. Wine makes me sick, but, what the heck... A TOAST TO MEGA ALEXANDRO!!! (*scull*scull*scull*)

apelles · Joined: 12 Mar 2005 Posts: 1152

Hi Alita.Welcome to our happy band!I just came back from a trip with 500 Australians..what a blast.We had fun. Very Happy

joanna · Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 5:59 pm Post subject:

Alita, I'm a Greek woman who has lived in Chicago for years (in the remooote past) and now I've been living in Italy for the last 11 years of my life (don't try to figure out my age; believe me, it's a mystery concerning all the 40 plus people, men included Rolling Eyes

)

I'll PM you in Italian if you like. But I'm afraid that your Italian is better than mine Very Happy

. Keep it up! You're good Exclamation

Alita · Joined: 24 May 2007 Posts: 101 Location: Melbourne

Hi Apelles - wow, 500 Australians! You must have had fun! (And lots of beer). Where did you go? Were you a tour guide or something? Anyway, nice to meet you mate. Very Happy

Joanna - Your life sounds exciting, to say the least. I really am envious; always wanted to live in Italy! *sigh* What made you decide to move there? I mean, not that anyone needs a reason to move to Italy in my book. Wink

I've always lived in trusty old Melbourne.

Btw, regarding age... I don't believe in it. Smile

Thanks for your compliment on my Italian; unfortunately, that's as far as it goes! I haven't studied it for years. You'd be really good after 11 years in Italy. Anyway, thanks for the encouragement; maybe next time, you can give me a kick in the pants! I need to pull my head in. Rolling Eyes

Thanks for the warm welcome guys. Smile

apelles · Joined: 12 Mar 2005 Posts: 1152

Hi Alita,
The 500 Australians were on a trip I just took to Alaska,not as a tour guide but a fellow traveller on a ship.They were great!
I don't believe in age either...mainly because Joanna is younger than me!So to hell with it! Laughing

Now Alita,what turned you on to the GREAT man? You said you read RLF nd Arrian so that's got to be good but what started you off?

Alita · Joined: 24 May 2007 Posts: 101 Location: Melbourne

apelles · Joined: 12 Mar 2005 Posts: 1152

Hi Alita,
That was a weird way of getting to Alexander wasn't it? But an interesting one.I got there via Mary Renault's trilogy of novels and then started to investigate the real man and I certainly wasn't disappointed in what I found.RLF's biog. was the first one I read and I'm grateful for his enthusiastic approach which made me want to know more.
Arrian's a favourite too.Some of us here formed a book group and read him together.I can safely say we had a great time doing it.It's in the archives somewhere if you want to take a look.
I hope you find what you're looking for here. Very Happy

If you want to see who's here,look under personal Profiles in General Discussion where some of us have entries.
Janie