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Spend the Week with Me at Lucca Italian School
Have you ever wanted to learn a foreign language? I’m firmly of the mindset that there’s no better way to do so by immersing yourself in that country, which is why I recently spent a week studying Italian at Lucca Italian School, and I’m taking you along with me! Iniziamo! Why I’m Studying Italian About a year ago, I started researching my family history on my mom’s side and tracked down information about my great-great-grandparents who immigrated from Italy in the early 1900s. During that time, I began studying Italian through online classes, which was good, but I knew that to take it to the next level, I wanted to…
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Learn a Language While Watching TV? Yes, With Lingopie!
If you’ve ever thought, “I wish I could just watch Netflix and magically learn Spanish,” well — good news — Lingopie is about as close to that dream as it gets. It’s a language learning platform that uses real TV shows, movies, and music to teach you a new language in a fun, natural, and binge-worthy way. I’ve been using Lingopie to help learn Italian — here’s everything you need to know. What Exactly is Lingopie? Think Netflix, but for language learners. Lingopie offers real content — like comedies, dramas, documentaries, and even kids’ shows — in your target language, paired with interactive tools like: It’s available in 12 languages:…
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Learning Italian in my 40s
I never thought I’d be learning Italian in my 40s, but here we are! It’s been a process that I’m thoroughly enjoying and it’s challenged me to use my brain in ways that I haven’t in quite some time! I’m nowhere near fluent, but in about six months I’ve made some conversational progress so I’m sharing my story along with some tips and tricks for learning Italian! Background In Junior High and High School, I took three years of Spanish as it seemed to be the most practical of the few languages my school offered. I did…okay…ish. It took me a long time to wrap my brain around conjugating verbs…
