Molto Bene!

Scusame but I do believe I'm finally seeing the beauty of Italy.

My professor for the course "Italian American Experience" makes me want to be an Italian. He's so enthusiastic and if you can imagine the combination of Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, and some Puccini, you've got my professor's singing voice. He loves to sing and dance along with the Italian videos we watch and it's hilarious. There's only three of us in the class and to see this guy whose in his mid 50s dance around and sing along with these great Italian singers just makes my day. I've found myself youtubing dozens of italian classics like "mambo italiano" "that's amore" "volare on an evening in roma" "Nessun Dorma" "Fly me to the Moon" "Sara Perche Ti Amo" and many more. I've heard them all before and I know it's cheesy but being in Italy I can connect so much more with each of these songs. They make me feel so much more enthusiastic about the Italian culture.

Definately youtube each of these songs if you don't know what I'm talking about, you'll want to enjoy a bella notte in Roma.

Allora.

Then I'll look into movies I've seen and realize the strong interpretation of Italian culture present. Sure, there's a lot of fiction to the movies but there's also a lot of truth if you catch Italy on a good day. Movies like Roman Holiday, When in Rome, The Lizzie McGuire Movie, Casablanca, Big Night, Under the Tuscan Sun, even New Moon. I've been to a lot of places where these movies were filmed and it's so cool to see those sights and realize, hey I've been there. I just love it.

Sidenote: I'm listening to Nessun Dorma right now...WOW...fantastico!

Then there's the food. I've only had a few legit Italian meals with multiple courses but they've all been so good. My professor always shares stories about his family meals and what it's like at the dinner table. He's so funny and always ends up laughing at something he says in italian and we don't have a clue what he just said but we laugh because his laughter is so contagious.

The class is so great because he is the example of everything he teaches about italian culture. Molto Bene!