Andrea

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speaks: Italian

learns: English

likes: literature, art, cinema, filmmaking

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I'm learning.

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Tsundoku

I'll give you a couple numbers. Since January 2022 I have bought 44 books, of which I have read 23. I'm just talking about the books I've actually finished - if you wanna know more about this, check
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Sep 12 - 3 min. read

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Unfinished Books

A few years ago, I remember I used to pick up a book and read it to the end. I only had this one rule: you cannot read another book unless you don't finish the one you begin. I stayed true to the
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Sep 11 - 4 min. read

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Nothing

I just wanted to post something, since I haven't in the last few days. I was thinking about something to write, but nothing popped in my mind. So what can I write better than literally nothing at
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Sep 9 - 3 min. read

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What is cinema for?

So, on January 13, 2022 I decided to open a YouTube channel. It's nothing for anyone who's reading - the channel is in italian, my native language, so there's no reason you should check it. I decided
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Sep 3 - 3 min. read

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Run run run

I've been running since I was a kid. Actually, I've been running since I've been standing on my feet, as far as I can remember. A few years ago, six and a half to be precise, I've injured my knee -
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Sep 2 - 1 min. read

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The Power of Words in 'Spirited Away'

While making 'Spirited Away', which would be later considered his major movie, animator and film director Hayao Miyazaki was very focused on the power of words. In an early proposal dated November 8,
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Sep 2 - 1 min. read

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The first one

"The future anthill appals me". This sentence by writer aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry is something I've been recently thinking of. Exupéry died very young, at age 44, yet he was considered by some
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Sep 1 - 1 min. read

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