Musica Italiana

This post is kind of a language update. One thing I'm proud to say is that my Italian seems to be getting better. I was a little worried that the few weeks of the Christmas break with my family and away from my Italian co-workers was going to make my Italian go downhill. I studied a little bit over the break and decided to just try it out more with other Italians. It takes a little while to get over feeling embarrassed for making mistakes, but Italians are very helpful and love it when Americans try to speak Italian instead of expecting them to try English. As a result, my co-workers has said my Italian has gotten a lot better.

One way I've liked to learn so far is by listening to Italian music. Although most mainstream radio stations play a lot of American stuff, there are some Italian songs that make it way through. Some of my favorite artists include Ligabue, Elisa, and Laura Pausini. Below is a video of my favorite song thus far, "Gli Ostacoli del Cuore" (The Obstacles of the Heart). It's a song by Elisa featuring Ligabue (who is crazy popular here). I find Italian to be much more pleasing to the ear than English. What do you think?