There are still so many Italian dreams that I have yet to fulfill, but they are all in the process, developing little by little, day by day. Some of these dreams are: to achieve an optimal level of fluency in the language, to study Dante in-depth, to gain a deeper comprehension of Italian politics (said to be impossible) and history, to be able to vote in the next election with a full comprehension of the issues and parties, to be able to read any Italian book or newspaper cover-to-cover, to be able to negotiate and litigate in Italian, to be able to go to a soccer match and really know what's going on, to speak the language without an American accent, to know the origins and shape of every existing pasta design, to be able to select the best prosciutto and to know exactly where it comes from, just from looking at it, to broaden my knowledge of Italian wines, to become more knowledgeable about Renaissance history and art, to get up-to-date on Italian cinema history and current releases. It takes so much time and studying, but I enjoy the process. After all, isnt't that what life's about?
