Studying Italian with the a/c

Ever since I started college, I made a plan to study abroad my senior year in italy.

I wanted to be ready for my eventual trip, so I decided that I would learn the language. I decided to enroll in an online program that taught you Italian. I studied like crazy to learn, but I discovered I had a few things that I was very particular about when it came to studying. I found that I was able to study better and longer when the room was cool and dark. Almost like a ritual, I always had to have the a/c method cranked up when I was focusing on reading the new language. With the a/c blasting, I was able to retain and absorb the vocabulary and grammar more effectively. I actually surprised myself with how much I was reading in such a short period of time. The only problem was that my parents did not want the house as cool as I did. I had to explain to them that this was the only way I could concentrate and study. My parents care about my education, but they also like to be comfortable in their own home. Eventually, they ended up calling the local heating and cooling business and inquiring what options they had. Within a week, they had installed zone temperature control in the house. This way, I was able to have a temperature control in my room & I could always crank the a/c as much as I wanted without affecting the temperature control settings in the rest of the house. I was so excited when I eventually went to study abroad & I had a leg up because I knew Italian pretty well. The funniest part of it all is that I ended up missing that air conditioner like crazy while I was in my shoebox apartment in Italy.

 

Heating dealer