Italiano

So I attended my first Italian class on Monday and quite enjoyed myself. This, of course, is after I got over the "first day of school" anxiety. Although it was quite a bit more toned down than my, "I'd really like to puke now" high school days. So, at the end of 11 weeks, we shall see what I am able to do. The teacher is really sweet. She pointed out the really important things and for the rest of it, told us with an accent, "That, is not so important, people will know what you're saying. This is for people who want to be perfect. But it's not so important." She said this about more than half of the first couple pages of the book:) I like that about her. Did you all know that while we Americans say Bru-shed-a (brushetta), it is actually pronounced, bru-sket-ta? This is because when sh is followed by an e, it makes a k sound. Also, for you wine drinkers, Pinot Grigio, which is often pronounced Gree-gi-o is actually pronounced Gree-j-0. This is because when a g is followed by an i it becomes soft like a j and the i is silent. That is your lesson for the week:) And for now I will say Ciao! Which in America is something we have for dinner, chow:)