<a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/drive-learn-italian-howard-beckerman/1102052831"><img class="size-medium wp-image-7371 alignleft" title="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA" src="http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/P8260017-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="225" height="300" /></a>My <a href="http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/08/17/day-323-drive-timedish-time-italian/" target="_blank"><strong>Drive Time/Dish Time Italian course</strong> </a>is great.  If I had 2-3 months of listening pleasure, it would be perfecto!

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I have exactly two weeks before I embark on my Italian adventure.  What better way to crash for a course than with learning through musica!

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I saw these <strong><em><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/drive-learn-italian-howard-beckerman/1102052831" target="_blank">Drive &amp; Learn Italian</a></em></strong> audio CDs when I made a rare appearance at Barnes &amp; Noble (I prefer indie bookstores) to purchase <em>Drive Time Italian</em>.  After realizing that Drive Time Italian is benissimo but longer than anticipated, I figured another trip to B &amp; N and $10 was worth it to sing my way to Italiano!  <em>Drive &amp; Learn Italian</em> uses melodies and musical rhythms to teach basic Italian expressions and vocabulary.

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Fantastico!

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Sure, I feel as though I'm stuck in an uber-cheesy musical circa the late 70s/early 80s, but that's part of the fun.  Riding to work and around town is not only a laugh a minute, but educational!

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Ciao, miei amici!