First Thoughts

Last week we met with the students who had previously gone to Venice for IQP. They had a lot of interesting insights that I hadn't thought of before. Apparently flooding is an issue. Good thing they told me, or I would have had wet feet when I got there. Hearing from them actually made me even more excited about going. I want to eat at the local restaurants, and see the sights. But I am very excited about trying to speak with the Venetians. I already have a "short guide to Italy" book that I have flipped through.

I have been using the Rosetta Stone software, and that is actually a good program. It relies on immersion, so no English is used, but I can understand everything because they make use of pictures and repetition. I do wish there was a teacher though, because then I would know if I was making any progress. But I am planning on finding an Italian class over the summer, because I don't want to go over to Venice without knowing anything. The past Venice people said that you learn a lot when you are over there, but it never hurts to be prepared.

Below I have added pictures of Venice...hopefully I will eventually be able to replace them with pictures I have taken myself. I can't wait for that! I can't believe the year is almost over, so I suppose B term will come fast enough.

So for now, arrivederci!