Our Skype exchange with Dickinson College goes on...This time, Serena and I talked with Leah Barreras. The topic we had prepared for that day was "terrorism". We discussed about terrorism of the present day, September 11th 2001 and how life in the USA have changed after it, but we also talked about Italian "lead years" ('70s) and Red Brigades. I particularly enjoy this type of exchanges, because I believe that when we study a language we also need to deal with historical and social aspects of its country. I think it's a fundamental step to really understand and give a sense to what we study every day on the books. It's incredible how little we know of the rest of the world, even of those countries like America, that thanks to movies and its leading role in international questions, has always been present in our lives, someway.
Obvoiusly we also talked about other things. Since it was the first time I Skyped (I do love using "Skype" as a verb!!!) Leah, we sarted talking about our universities, families and lives in general.
If I have to be honest our exchange was a bit strange at the beginning because we (Italians) were talking in a room where there was another lesson in the same time. So, our teacher told us to chat instead of talking, until the end of the lesson, but...it was impossible! The situation was more or less like that:
Obvoiusly we also talked about other things. Since it was the first time I Skyped (I do love using "Skype" as a verb!!!) Leah, we sarted talking about our universities, families and lives in general.
If I have to be honest our exchange was a bit strange at the beginning because we (Italians) were talking in a room where there was another lesson in the same time. So, our teacher told us to chat instead of talking, until the end of the lesson, but...it was impossible! The situation was more or less like that:
TEACHER: - Please, chat instead of talking until the end of the lesson...ok? - ALBERTO/SERENA: - Ok... -
ten seconds later...
ALBERTO/SERENA: - Hello? Leah? Hel...Do you hear us? Le...Ha ha, yes, technology is not our field, ha ha ha! -
TEACHER: - Shhh! -
ALBERTO/SERENA: - Ops, sorry -...(in a whisper) - Leah, we've to chat,ok? -
LEAH: - Oh, ok! Why? -
ALBERTO/SERENA: - Because there's another less..-
TEACHER: - Shhh! -
ALBERTO/SERENA: - Sorry! -
ALBERTO/SERENA: - (in a whisper) Let's chat! -
click , click, click...five seconds later:
ALBERTO/SERENA: - Ha ha ha! -
TEACHER: - Shhhhhh!!!! There's another lesson!!! -
ALBERTO/SERENA: - Oh, yes...Sorry! - ... - Oh, can you repeat, Leah? We didn't unders...- -Oh, yes, sorry, sorry, sorry -... - Leah,we've to chat...Eh? Ha ha ha!!! -... - Oh, why is she looking at us this way? Oh my God, we're talking again!!!... -
We must seem stupid! :)
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