I had a medical procedure today that required anesthesia. As I was waking up, my husband was rubbing my shoulders. Half awake, I started speaking to him in Italian. As I became more awake, I realized I was speaking Italian and we both started laughing. I guess it's really in my brain. It should be after all the hours I've spent listening and practicing.
Italian in my brain

CEHartman
October 28, 2021

Maxie
October 29, 2021
Hi CEHartman
Hope you are okay and recovering. I know what you mean. Find myself waking up and thinking of sentences in Italian and having a dialogue too. Well all bits help, I guess. Don't have someone to practice speaking Italian, so I guess it is going to have to be conversations in my head. Hope to meet someone I can converse with over coffee
Sebongela

ChrisM108
October 30, 2021
Best wishes for your recovery, CEHartman.
I'm pretty sure I will have flagged this site already sebongela, but just in case: https://www.conversationexchange.com/
You can set your options to face-to-face chats by location. It produces the best results the more you interact with others, and is in my opinion, has the most helpful language exchange users.
Chris

Maxie
October 30, 2021
Hi ChrisM108
You have sent it to me before, but never got to it. Will look at it today. Been side tracked with all sorts of things and so language has taken a bit of a back seat.
Ciao sebongela

Enxhi-Rocket-Italian-Tutor
August 3, 2023
Ciao CEHartman,
Che storia meravigliosa! È davvero fantastico come il nostro cervello possa assimilare la lingua in modo così profondo. Il fatto che tu stessi parlando italiano anche quando ti stavi svegliando dopo l'anestesia dimostra quanto sia radicata la lingua nel tuo subconscio. È incredibile vedere come l'apprendimento costante e l'esposizione alla lingua abbiano un impatto così positivo.
È chiaro che hai dedicato molto tempo e sforzo per ascoltare e praticare l'italiano, e ora sta dando i suoi frutti! Continua così e sii orgoglioso dei progressi che hai fatto. La tua esperienza è una testimonianza del potere dell'apprendimento costante e della passione per la lingua.
In bocca al lupo per il tuo percorso con l'italiano e auguri per una pronta guarigione dal procedimento medico!
Buon apprendimento!