Sunday, 27 April 2014

Italian Lessons.

So... Tomorrow sees the start of my 'Italian for Holidays' classes. To say I am nervous would be an understatement. I haven't studied any languages since school and even then I wasn't that good... I vaguely remember my French tutor writing something in my final report about how I'm always in a dream world when in her classes.... What I was dreaming of...? Who knows...

Well last summer I made the decision I wanted to go to Italian classes at our local adult education centre. I duly enrolled onto the 'Italian for Hoilday' course and paid the money. Unfortunately a week before the course was due to start, I received a phonecall staying that the course had to be cancelled due to lack of uptake and if any further courses became available they would call me. I was devastated. I'm not someone that has a lot of self discipline so I knew that the only way I would be able to learn the language would be in a classroom... I definitely didn't have the ability and focus to teach myself at home... I resigned myself to the fact that I would have to wait for the next years intake.

Then last Wednesday whilst at work, bored as usual, an email came through from a lady who worked for the adult education centre asking me if I was interested in a place on the course that starts next Monday, just this time in Maidstone, a twenty minute drive away. I jumped at the chance! That night, I enrolled on the class as well as my dad... 

It was official.. I am a student again! 

I have even got a new notepad :)) Proper italian one and everything!!!

Well.. We will have to a see how I get on tomorrow night but I have no doubt I will be fluent after the first lesson :)) 

Wish me luck!!!! 

7 Days to go...

So there are only 7 days left until I'm back in Italy.... This only makes me smile :) 

I'm incredibly sad when it comes to this as I even have a countdown on my phone showing me this!!! 


This time the whole family are going which I'm so looking forward to. We have an apartment booked in the Trastevere and are there for 5 days. I am already planning where I want to go and what I want to see... 

Not long now....