be multilingual

Or… Albanian, I’m learning bits and pieces. Having to live here for two months is helping. Will be spending a month in Rhodes after this for classes(taught in English). Will be picking up a little Greek this summer as well.

I have never even entertained the Idea of trying to learn some of the language in India, knowing how many different languages and dialects exist there. Now, I have a friend who has just moved from his home there. It makes me consider seriously attempting at least some spelling and memorization of terms. Probably good, in case I ever make the trip. His family produces Sari’s, and I think it would be enlightening to travel if the opportunity present’s. One more language(or like 18 more languages) on the list.

Art, Architecture and Poetry:
Oakland’s funerary art is unequaled in the area. Elaborate mausolea, soaring sculptures and effusive inscriptions speak of an age when the bereaved found consolation in extravagant expression.

Impressive art and architecture can be seen in many styles: Victorian, Greek Revival, Gothic, Neo-classical, Egyptian and Exotic Revival. Several mausolea feature stained glass windows from Tiffany Studios. Bronze urns over six feet high were cast at Gorham Factory in New York, the first art foundry in America. Read about the rewards of exploring Oakland. (Link to Exploring Oakland) http://www.oaklandcemetery.com/history.html

Figures carved from stone droop in sorrow, gaze pensively or reach to the heavens. The best known is the massive “Lion of Atlanta,” marking an estimated 3,000 graves of unknown Confederate soldiers disinterred from the battlefield. Icons are everywhere, employing symbols that speak a language of grief unknown in contemporary culture. The expertise of Historic Oakland Foundation plays an important role in preserving knowledge of 19th Century funerary symbolism and communicating its meaning. Learn what the symbols mean. (link to Symbols) http://www.oaklandcemetery.com/layout.html