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Vespa

It was such a joy to build this Lego Vespa! Last month I celebrated my 40th birthday in Sorrento with my husband so an Italian themed Lego set was the perfect antidote to ease those post holiday blues. The Lego set was a birthday present from my mum and stepdad. It's a lovely gift which will continue to make me smile and is a great addition to my collection. I have now completed four Lego sets so technically I could claim my Builder badge from the Rebel Badge Book (Volume Two) but I will hold off for now as I also got another Lego set for my birthday from my husband's mum and stepdad.

Before my holiday in Sorrento, I made a start on the Linguist badge by learning some Italian. I have been using the Duolingo app and have also listened to a few episodes of the Coffee Break Italian podcast. I didn't make as much progress with my Italian speaking skills before I went to Italy as I was hoping. Work and health issues have interfered with my badge progress the past couple of months so I am not on track. I have bought a couple of language books to use alongside Duolingo and Coffee Break Italian but for now I intend to focus on completing my Builder badge before I get back into progressing with the Linguist badge.

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