“We breathe in our first language, and swim in our second.” Adam Gopnik, Paris to the Moon
I have a confession to make: I’ve been cheating. This self-described Francophile has been taking Italian lessons! My interest in la lingua italiana was piqued several years ago while on a train from Livorno to Florence. A young girl entered my railcar sobbing and yelling loudly in Italian, gesturing wildly into her cell phone. Despite … More “We breathe in our first language, and swim in our second.” Adam Gopnik, Paris to the Moon