Sono Americano

Monday was my first day of Italian class, and it was pretty fun. The instructor is this old, Italian guy who kinda resembles Yogi Berra. We went over pronunciation and some basic greetings. It's a full class, and there's lots of repetition, which is rather time consuming. (Imagine 30 people saying their names and asking each other what day it is, over and over.) The instructor tries to speak as little English as possible, and if someone has difficulty, he'll just repeat the phrase slower and louder until they get it right. It's going to be six weeks of cramming, but I'm really looking forward to it.