I totally understand when people say they don't have time to learn Italian, although they want to do it Time can be an obstacle when it's about pursuing something we want to do. And when you are sure that you can't dedicate any time to your Italian at all, you shouldn’t sign up for programmes … Continue reading I don’t have time to learn Italian!

The other day, I visited the Casa de Cristóbal Colón museum. Cristóbal Colón, or Cristoforo Colombo in Italian, was the man who discovered the Americas. The map of his first journey is super interesting. If you zoom in, you’ll see a point where he faced mutiny right before discovery. Imagine after months of travel, you’re … Continue reading How the discovery of the Americas is linked to learning Italian!

Some folks think  that I teach Italian because I love languages and because...I'm  Italian. 🤣 Well, I do like languages but there is one more fundamental reason why I love helping people learn to speak Italian. I like how, in learning how to speak Italian, they manage to do things they were actually dreading before. Stuff … Continue reading Why I teach you Italian (it’s not what you think!)

A collections of my "secrets" to speak Italian with confidence. Read till the end. Step #1 I have a secret to tell you. I was afraid to drive for a long time. I got my license at the age of eighteen but after passing the driving test, I didn’t drive much anymore. I drove very … Continue reading 3 steps to speak Italian with confidence

FACT: You can do basic Italian conversations ok, but when it comes to those deeper and more detailed conversations that engage and connect, your brain freezes mid-conversation and you can’t find the words. You get frustrated, nervous and…sometimes, you feel a bit embarrassed! Because, you've probably spent hours learning new vocabulary and grammar on apps … Continue reading The 3 keys to speak Italian fluently

How many times we say we want to do something, but we don’t do it? For example: Not messaging that person. Not learning Italian consistently. Not trying that new fitness class that we thought we might like. Sometimes everything else around us seems to be a priority, except… what we truly desire. And I’m not … Continue reading Your best (Italian) year yet!

"My Italian is not good enough to have a proper conversation!"  This was coming from someone who had been learning Italian for 3 years and was already  living in Italy.  Everytime she would try to converse, she would get frustrated...and give up! And here's the thing: In giving up, she would validate even more the … Continue reading “My Italian is not good enough to have a proper conversation!” 

One thing I do at the beginning of every new year is writing down what I'd like to accomplish in the months to come and, at the end of the year, I pull out this list to see how many of those things have been accomplished or have happened. This year, to my great satisfaction, … Continue reading My wish for you for this new year!

One of my friends loves candles.The other day we were talking about how to light up candles properly and how I was obsessed with avoiding candle tunnelling (aka avoiding that only a small portion of the wax melts, creating those little "steps" of wax around the wick)."Go on, how do you avoid it?", he asked.And … Continue reading A real story on how to stop being afraid of making mistakes…