Confused again

Ciao Chuck,

In Italian the preposition "a" can be translated in "to", "at" or "in".
It will be used :

-to give the idea of going somewhere
example: io vado al negozio (io go to the shop)

-to give the idea to be somewhere
example:
io sono a Roma (I'm in Rome)
io sono a casa (I'm at home)

-as the English preposition "to"
example: io spedisco il pacco a Sara (I'm sending the parcel to Sara)
example: che cosa succederà a Maria? (What will happen to Maria?)

The preposition "in" is used :
-in front of names of counties, regions or continents
example: io vado in Italia (I go to Italy)
io vivo in America (I live in the United States)

Please let me know if something is not clear.
Buon divertimento
Ciao

Maria,

I have a question about something in your answer. In one of the examples, you used "Io vivo in America." I had read somewhere that the verb "vivere" translates to "live" but should not be used for the form that means "reside". In that case the verb "abitare" should be used, so the example would be "Io abito in America."

Is this correct or is "vivere" acceptable for all forms of "live"?