Hi there! My name is Chiara, and I am in italian girl, almost graduated in Classics in my hometown university (5 exams to go!) who’s struggling to match the entry requirements for an Oxbridge college for my MA 
I’m fond of ancient culture, especially greek one, and I’d like to be philologist one day, a proper scholar inside a big library, with codices and papyrii! That would be just too awesome.
I’m studying like crazy to make my dream come true, and in the meanwhile I decided to join this forum to talk in english with people that shares my passion and learn something new!
Just to begin, I love homeric epos, especially the Iliad, I adore V century athenian oratory and, of course, Sophocles! I’m fond of arcaic choral lyric poetry too, especially Alcman! He’s one of my favourite.
Actually I’m translating a bunch of hellenistic and late authors for an exam… Sometimes I find them boring but some of them are nice (I like the religious ones but can’t stand second sophists).
And you?
Nice to meet you all, really!