{"id":17268,"date":"2024-08-26T00:01:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-26T04:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/italianlanguagefoundation.org\/web\/?p=17268"},"modified":"2024-08-15T10:14:18","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T14:14:18","slug":"my-italian-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/italianlanguagefoundation.org\/web\/my-italian-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"My Italian Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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By Matthew Mancini<\/p>

As my surname suggests, I am a first-generation American on my father\u2019s side. My father is Italian, and his family is from Monte San Giovanni\u2014a small town in Lazio. Despite my father\u2019s proficiency in the Italian language, he never taught my siblings or me the beautiful language. Thus, I took it upon myself to reconnect with my heritage and learn Italian in college. This semester, I took ITAL 1011: Italian Language and Culture Beginner, Intensive. Next semester, I am registered to take ITAL 1511: Italian Language and Culture Intermediate, Intensive (please find proof of registration below).\"\"<\/p>

My Italian family traditions are of the utmost importance to me: cooking handmade gnocchi with my Nonna, playing \u201cAsso Pigliatutto\u201d with my uncle, and practicing speaking Italian with my father. My family and I have visited Italy twice. During our first trip, we stayed with extended family in Monte San Giovanni, traveling then to Rome, Florence, and Venice. During our second visit, we traveled around Southern Italy, Naples, and the Amalfi Coast. The natural beauty of the country is breathtaking, and the Italian people fill the nation with a charming vibrance.<\/p>

Italian history, literature, and art have always fascinated me. So much so, this semester, I took a course (IDST 1491: Dante\u2019s Afterlife in Popular Culture) on Dante Alighieri\u2019s Commedia. Reading this masterpiece has deepened my appreciation for the beauty of Italian culture!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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