| In autumn 1975, I arrived in Udine,
capital of the Friuli region of north-east Italy, to begin the teaching
year at the Oxford School of English. I stayed for two years before
moving down the road to the Veneto. These writings are the fond
memories of a formative time, which felt more like my university years
than those provided by the actual university I had recently left. I
learnt so much and had enormous fun, with people, places, language,
food and more. It all happened a long time ago but the experience has
stayed with me, almost as fresh as it was then. I regularly bore people
with these stories; this is an attempt to reduce that urge. Others
contribute. The "Arrival" section contains Chris Taylor's recollections
as well as my own. The "Trieste" and "Udinese" sections are his. Charles Thompson
has written poems. I've included a section by Don Riley, "Merlot". |
