Difficult could mean stubborn. Difficult can also mean hard.
The sentence in English would mean ''My family is in Italy''.
Auditory learners will be easily distracted in those circumstances. They learn by hearing, so picking up background noise might disrupt them.
Well I’ve been doing ASL for over 5 years and I’ve found that when you review and practice it’s not that hard. It’s a lot of fun and it’s something good to know.