Ешь, молись, люби

Chapter 14

           There’sthisskinnyItalianteacherinterviewingmeandspeakingwaytoofast,inmyopinion,andIshouldbedoingsomuchbetterthanthisbutI’mnervousandmakingmistakeswithstuffIalreadyknow(like,whydidIsayVadoascuolainsteadofSonoandataascuola?Iknowthat!).

           Intheend,it’sOK,though.TheskinnyItalianteacherlooksovermyexamandselectsmyclasslevel:LevelTWO!

           Classesbeginintheafternoon.SoIgoeatlunch(roastedendive)thensaunterbacktotheschoolandsmuglywalkpastallthoseLevelOnestudents(whomustbemoltostupido,really)andentermyfirstclass.Withmypeers.ExceptthatitbecomesswiftlyevidentthatthesearenotmypeersandthatIhavenobusinessbeingherebecauseLevelTwoisreallyimpossiblyhard.IfeellikeI’mswimming,butbarely.LikeI’mtakinginwaterwitheverybreath.Theteacher,askinnyguy(whyaretheteacherssoskinnyhere?Idon’ttrustskinnyItalians),isgoingwaytoofast,skippingoverwholechaptersofthetextbook,saying,"Youalreadyknowthis,youalreadyknowthat…"andkeepinguparapid-fireconversationwithmyapparentlyfluentclassmates.MystomachisgrippedinhorrorandI’mgaspingforairandprayinghewon’tcallonme.Justassoonasthebreakcomes,IrunoutofthatclassroomonwobblinglegsandIscurryallthewayovertotheadministrativeofficealmostintears,whereIbeginveryclearEnglishiftheycouldpleasemovemedowntoaLevelOneclass.Andsotheydo.AndnowIamhere.

           Thisteacherisplumpandspeaksslowly.Thisismuchbetter.

           

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