Hello! My first experience with Italian was as a 16-year-old high school student placed with a local family in Viterbo, Italy. There, I learned Italian as a means of communicating with my host family and connecting with this new and exciting culture I'd found myself in. I learned Italian on my feet, and my formal classes couldn't keep pace with what I was absorbing in real life. So when I went to Middlebury College, I decided to build those grammatical foundations and deepen what I'd learned...
Hello! My first experience with Italian was as a 16-year-old high school student placed with a local family in Viterbo, Italy. There, I learned Italian as a means of communicating with my host family and connecting with this new and exciting culture I'd found myself in. I learned Italian on my feet, and my formal classes couldn't keep pace with what I was absorbing in real life. So when I went to Middlebury College, I decided to build those grammatical foundations and deepen what I'd learned through experience by majoring in Italian and attending a summer intensive through the Middlebury Italian Language Schools.
I was set to study abroad in Florence, but only managed one month before we were sent home due to COVID. So I knew I had to go back. I received a Fulbright Scholarship to teach English to high schoolers in a small Sardinian town called Siniscola for the 2022-2023 school year.
I am extremely passionate about language as a way to connect with culture, show interest and respect for those we're trying to connect with, and especially as a means of reaching people we might never otherwise have had the chance to share with and learn from. I tailor the way I teach to each student. The balance of grammar and conversation shifts depending on where you're starting and what you're working toward, but I generally prioritize key phrases and real communication so you can get your message across. Depending on your level, we'll work with a mix of authentic Italian media and structured vocabulary and grammar sheets. Every session is shaped by your specific goals, whether that's travel, heritage, conversation, or cultural curiosity, and I would love to help you feel genuinely at home in Italian, confident enough to express yourself and understand others wherever the language takes you.
