ITALIAN, UNHURRIED BUT PASSIONATE

It’s also a reflection of how I’ve learned to enjoy the process of learning a foreign language for its own sake, without feeling pressured or anxious about moving quickly. I never expected to be as far along as I am now in such a short time-frame, because everyone learns at their own pace. I would proceed “slow and steady” and allow myself to make mistakes, repeat words, and celebrate every little victory. And Italian slipped naturally into my day through music and through everyday phrases, simple moments when I picked up the language even when I couldn’t get my head around it all. Slowly, those words started to have meaning and create a secret passion for Italian culture inside me. 

Learning at my pace allowed me to value each stage of the process, from recognizing a word in a song to understanding an entire sentence in a dialog. Passion was always the focal point: a curiosity about new things, a love for the musicality of the language, and the desire to communicate in a new way. No matter how brief a session it was, every time I practiced, I felt like I was really improving. I also discovered that failing isn’t making mistakes, it’s not having them, and that’s how you get better and grow. Italian gradually became more than a language to me; it became a source of inspiration and confidence. Today, I know that it is exciting to study with passion which motivates you to study further without hinderance of the time, that you can enjoy your study by hurrying, cherishing the practice, and that hurrying in your study enables you to develop a solid foundation of learning which is more than just words.

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