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It is fantastic to be back in the classroom even if it is as student and not as teacher. I love the feeling I may be making progress with my Italian. It is a tiny school with energetic young teachers and very helpful admin staff. I was a bit anxious about the very grammatical test, but apparently I did well, definitely thanks to the podcasts I have been listening to and my friend Giuglia's help. Anyway, I ended up in the top class with a very fluent Spanish lady and a German lady who has spent many weeks at the school. The first hour of the day is grammar! Definitely not my preferred way to get the day going, but it's only 90 minutes and Eleonora is lovely and seems to enjoy us getting side-tracked! Then we have skills like reading and speaking with Aurora (lovely name). I love this part of the day in particular. Yesterday, we discussed The Mafia and the famous trial of the heads of Mafia - i was so pleased to have seen the superb movie based on true facts of the trial, The T...