Verb conjugation of "lavare" in Italian

So by age twelve, I had decided that I wanted to learn English and I was studying for the United States TOEFL at age twenty. Being bilingual practically from birth, makes speaking languages very easy for me.
It was the first time that we were on the Italian side of the lakes. It is amazing to see how different things can be on two sides of the border. People dress and behave differently. It was a great experience. I even used words from Lesson 45.
These may be linguistic and cultural differences. There are indeed various regions throughout Spain and the word choice is not always the same. It is sometimes hard to understand people from other cities.