The third in a three-part series on our man of few words, Gibbs. In this special report we will learn what Gibbs thinks of having gone back to school this year.
A little background info for you: In October we discovered my study visa wasn't enough to get us both a permesso di soggiorno and Gibbs' original idea of getting a digital nomad visa wasn't workable either. Gibbs chose to head home for about 5-6 weeks and request a study visa, like mine. This requires that you study Italian (or another subject in an Italian University program) full-time, which is 20 hours a week.
If you know Gibbs, you know that he loves learning, but that he does not love going to school. Going to Italian school at ARCA, however, turned out to be a positive experience for him.
Here are a few pictures of Gibbs learning to play Briscola, and Italian card game that our teacher, Sara, said is probably more valuable for connecting with Italians than mastering the congiuntivo (a piece of Italian grammar that is notoriously tricky for English speakers)
Last night we were out with friends from school celebrating our year. We each shared a little about our first impressions of school and favorite memories. Gibbs shared the following in Italian. I will do my best to translate what he said:
I didn't really want to go to school. It's not really my thing. But I'm glad I did. My Italian improved a lot and I learned so much about Italian culture and history.
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