After last weekend with my college girlfriends, I’m able to move forward on being able to say really odd things in Italian. Anna kindly brought me her Italy resources she acquired before her trip with Mike last summer. She brought me (drum roll!!!) the Rosetta Stone for Italian. I am super excited about this program, especially given the high recommendation from Sean, and the fact that I’m not the one shelling out the $200. Maybe there is something good about being one of the last people in my friend group to travel to Europe. We forgot one CD, so I haven’t been able to use it yet, but I’m looking forward to it.
Anna also had a CD with basic Italian phrases. Listening to this makes me understand how little kids can’t figure out when words end or when they are just one really long multisyllabic word. When I listen to it, its really hard to tell when one word ends and the other begins. It just sounds like one big mumbo jumbo.
Anna also brought me the sparknotes flashcards for Italian words. And, I will be driving to work learning the Italian words for all sorts of basic things most kids learn in preschool. If I can’t say “where is the bathroom?” in Italian by the end of this, then I’m too stupid to be traveling anyway.
