[Cronos]

I agree you can learn Italian back home, but you'll learn the textbook version and imho one is never fluent unless one converses regularly with a native speaker.

you are probably correct about Amanda's reason for being there as "studying how to party"

[netmilsmom]

>>I agree you can learn Italian back home, but you’ll learn the textbook version and imho one is never fluent unless one converses regularly with a native speaker.<<

My parish has more “native speakers” than her college, I dare say.
Along with the Slovaks who can easily converse with the Italians there.

America is a melting pot. We have lots of “Native Speakers” here. My pastor speaks five languages, six if you add on the Latin.