An academic in Italy read the essay I wrote for The Millions about learning to speak Italian and reposted it to LinkedIn with the most amazing comments!
She actually called it "un bellissimo articolo" -- a beautiful article!
I believe this is one of the few times I've read something in Italian that's commenting on my writing (outside of graduate school!):
Chi ama parlare, ma soprattutto vivere, una lingua riconoscerà subito questa sensazione: non è (solo) comunicare, ma anche acquisire una nuova identità e scoprire un altro modo di stare al mondo.
Translation: "Anyone who loves speaking but especially living another language will immediately recognize this sensation: it's not only communicating but also acquiring a new identity and discovering another way of being in the world."
How truly wonderful this is! Thank you, Gaia. Molto gentile!
Here's Gaia's post:
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7358807293552971776/
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