Doppiato

Sore throat's gone, coffee maker's been replaced, and last night Liz, Lizzie and I took a break from the constant war movies we watch in class to go see a comedy at the local cinema.  So yeah, things are going well.

"Leaves of Grass" originally- not a direct translation

The movie itself was decent, and although it was dubbed in Italian, the voices weren't as annoying as they are on Italian television (where everyone sounds like a cartoon character).  I was surprised by how much I was able to understand, since in class we usually watch films with Italian subtitles to help us keep up with rapid conversation.  There were times where I definitely missed the joke, but often I found myself laughing along with everyone else in the theater.  Hopefully, soon some actual Italian movies will open there, and people's lips will actually match up with what they're saying...but at least this was good practice for situations like the one I found myself in the other night, when my suite-mate tried to talk to me while eating.

It's nice to know that my understanding of Italian has progressed further that I'd thought, but I think I'm going to catch a plane to London when this opens: