June 26, 2007

ESD V

Dear Friends,

Yesterday's ESD, held only a week after the previous one, was again a very exciting evening, not only because of the number of guests ( nearly 30), but also due to the quality of the participants and the friendly atmosphere.

The presence of the Austrians was really appreciated: Angelika came from Villach with her Styrian friend Helga and Karl brought Susanne, his wife, a very interesting American lady living in Vienna! Other foreign guests included Alan from the U.K., as well as the friends of Laura, Brian and Esmè, who had just arrived from Sheffield. Another very interesting company was Frère Jacques, who enchanted all the crowd with his great sense of humour blending the French accent with Middle-Eastern charm… Concluding the list of the foreign partecipants, Roberto and his charming Malaysian fiancée Nardya, just arrived from London to celebrate their wedding here at the Villa with their international group of friends.

Among the local friends, Paolo honoured us again with his presence and brought Roberto, his doctor. The category of doctors was also represented by Paola and Nerina, the most active students of the Wall Street Institute. Alberto brought two very nice young girls, his daughter Giulia and her school friend Manuela. They assisted Marco with the catering and enjoyed the company of Matteo. The list of the usual guests included also Pierfrancesco and Amilcare, with his customary sense of humour. Orio and his colleague friend Daniela, both working for RAI in Trieste, who have shown an interest in the ESD initiative, while Renata and Flavia, first time guests, showed their enthusiasm to participate again not only to improve their English but also to contribute, in association with the Unesco Club, with cultural, artistic programs.

The conversation was very lively and friendly, and it was interesting to talk to so many people with such different backgrounds and yet finding something in common.

All this was possible thanks to the efforts of the organizers Luisa, Kerry and Luigi and participants and we hope that this will lead to a confirmation and improvement of the initiative.

The fun continues next week on Tuesday July 3rd, same time and same place, but always open to new friends who might enjoy an evening speaking English under the stars with people from around the world. We hope to be able to continue this initiative and to enlarge the number of people interested in sharing time in good company with no communication barriers.

Please see below for details. Invite a friend and let us know if you can join us.

Look forward to seeing you soon!

June 19, 2007

ESD IV
Even the 4th ESD turned out to be a great success: more than 30 people attended the wonderful dinner outside under the jasmine pergola and besides the affectionate friends who come every time including those from the Wall Street Institute, we had the pleasure to welcome quite a few newcomers to the group. Other than those from Udine and the surrounding area, we had 5 guest drive from Austria just to be able to attend the dinner including Angelika from Villach who has attended several times, and 4 friends from Carinthia who stayed the night in the Villa. The internationality of the group is growing with many countries represented: Italy, Slovenia, Austria, UK, Canada, Thailand, USA, Brazil and, to top it all off, two friends who use to live in the French Polynesian Island Bora Bora! Who would have ever imagined to find this combination of people in Friuli!

The fun continues next week on Tuesday June 26, same time and same place, but always open to new friends who might enjoy an evening speaking English under the stars with people from around the world. We hope to be able to continue this initiative and to increase the number of people interested to share time in good company with no communication barriers.

Please see below for details. Invite a friend and let us know if you can join us.

Look forward to seeing you soon!

Best regards

Luigi, Kerry & Luisa