People in Italy speak Italian. It sounds a lot like Spanish in some ways. For example, to say thank you in Italian, you would say Grazie. Does that sound familiar to any Spanish speakers in this class?
Many people also speak English because they started learning it in school when they were very young.
Italy uses the euro. Right now, 1 euro is worth a little more than 1 U.S. dollar. So if something costs 1 euro, it costs a little more than $1 in America.
A bottle of water costs about 1 euro. But here’s something cool — Rome has free water fountains all over the city! The water is clean and safe to drink. I bring my reusable bottle and refill it for free.
Pizza again! This time, I had pizza with pork sausage. It’s right next to my school, and it’s so delicious. I cannot wait to go back tomorrow for another slice… or two!
