Verb conjugation of "muovere" in Italian

The third and forth largest economies in the world are growing due to the fact that the countries were investing large resources in education, including foreign language acquisition. English, in this case, was the dominant language.
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.
Which region in Germany are you from? I live in Aarau in the state of Argau, that is in the middle of Switzerland not far from Zurich, Lake Zurich and near the border city of Basel.