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parlo italiano un po.

Tonight we had Tandem. Most of the American students in our program went to this pub, where a bunch of Italians met us, and we all sat together, trying to help them learn English while they tried to help us learn Italian. It made me realize that I can give a basic life story about myself in Italian (My name is....I am from...I live...I am studying...etc.) but I have no conversational skills. My goal for this week: practice CONVERSATIONAL SKILLS in Italian. Grammar only gets you so far in a pub.
Anyways it was actually a great experience and definitely a learning experience! We are going to be doing it every other week for pretty much the whole semester, so hopefully by the end we will be able to sit down, enjoy the free drinks and appetizers, and have an actual conversation in Italian.
This picture was taken right before we walked into the pub. Where we are standing is called "Lover's Lane" and I guess it's a popular teen make-out spot in Perugia. You can see why, because it is pretty much the most BEAUTIFUL view in all of Perugia (so romantic).

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