Excuse me, can you repeat that?

It has only been the first week here in Roma, and I know already it pretty well. Rome may look big on a map, but honestly the city is very small and easy to get around. People see a map of it, and automatically get confused, but if you know English everything is very similar. For example in Rome, the Vatican is called the Vaticane here, see it is easy. Additionally with the names of areas and attractions in Rome, many types of food and common phrases are similar. If you know English, a majority of people in the heart of the city do as well, so if you came not knowing Italian you would be fine. Additionally, my roommate does not know Italian but has been speaking in Spanish, which is similar to Italian, and people can communicate with her just fine. Overall this week the language barrier is breaking down and I am getting to know my new home for the next four months.