Italian in Italy? - Harringay online2024-03-29T10:37:49Zhttps://harringayonline.com/forum/topics/italian-in-italy?commentId=844301%3AComment%3A1461479&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThank you Hugotag:harringayonline.com,2021-11-11:844301:Comment:14620032021-11-11T11:32:29.310ZKPhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/KavithaPrasad
<p>Thank you Hugo</p>
<p>Thank you Hugo</p> Ah I hadn't actually consider…tag:harringayonline.com,2021-11-11:844301:Comment:14618422021-11-11T11:31:45.138ZKPhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/KavithaPrasad
<p>Ah I hadn't actually considered that but yes that does actually kill any hopes of spending more that 3 months there doesn't it? How annoying. Limits how much you can learn</p>
<p>Ah I hadn't actually considered that but yes that does actually kill any hopes of spending more that 3 months there doesn't it? How annoying. Limits how much you can learn</p> Great stuff and I don't blame…tag:harringayonline.com,2021-11-07:844301:Comment:14615662021-11-07T10:57:29.250ZHKhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/HK
<p>Great stuff and I don't blame you. One of my friends opted for solo accommodation and had just as good an experience. The city is very welcoming.<br/><br/>Good luck with your decision making. I am very jealous.</p>
<p>Great stuff and I don't blame you. One of my friends opted for solo accommodation and had just as good an experience. The city is very welcoming.<br/><br/>Good luck with your decision making. I am very jealous.</p> We stayed in an apartment wit…tag:harringayonline.com,2021-11-07:844301:Comment:14615552021-11-07T09:02:21.234ZHugo Readhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/HugoRead
<p>We stayed in an apartment with a couple of other language students. The apartment was arranged by the language school, which is a great way of doing it, so everything just gets sorted for you.</p>
<p>I would say we got to 'intermediate' level. I could watch Italian TV, happily chat and order things in restaurants without reverting to English. It went really well.</p>
<p>Couldn't recommend it highly enough.</p>
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<p>We stayed in an apartment with a couple of other language students. The apartment was arranged by the language school, which is a great way of doing it, so everything just gets sorted for you.</p>
<p>I would say we got to 'intermediate' level. I could watch Italian TV, happily chat and order things in restaurants without reverting to English. It went really well.</p>
<p>Couldn't recommend it highly enough.</p>
<p></p> Thanks to Br***t UK citizens…tag:harringayonline.com,2021-11-06:844301:Comment:14615512021-11-06T22:42:34.067ZMaddyhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/SleepingBeauty
<p>Thanks to Br***t UK citizens can now only spend 90 days in any European country and the next 90 days must be outside the Schengen area. So no nice 6-month trips any more, unless you're lucky enough to have an EU passport.</p>
<p>Thanks to Br***t UK citizens can now only spend 90 days in any European country and the next 90 days must be outside the Schengen area. So no nice 6-month trips any more, unless you're lucky enough to have an EU passport.</p> Hi HK
Someone else has recomm…tag:harringayonline.com,2021-11-06:844301:Comment:14611382021-11-06T16:05:11.053ZKPhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/KavithaPrasad
<p>Hi HK</p>
<p>Someone else has recommended the same place so it's obviously popular. I can see the positives of shared accommodation for learning the language but I think I am too used to my own space to be able to share with others now. But it's great that the classes are so mixed.</p>
<p>Hi HK</p>
<p>Someone else has recommended the same place so it's obviously popular. I can see the positives of shared accommodation for learning the language but I think I am too used to my own space to be able to share with others now. But it's great that the classes are so mixed.</p> Thank you Sean!tag:harringayonline.com,2021-11-06:844301:Comment:14613892021-11-06T16:01:31.846ZKPhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/KavithaPrasad
<p>Thank you Sean!</p>
<p>Thank you Sean!</p> Certainly, happy to help.
Lot…tag:harringayonline.com,2021-11-06:844301:Comment:14614792021-11-06T13:49:01.948ZSean Boylehttps://harringayonline.com/profile/SeanHughBoyle
<p>Certainly, happy to help.</p>
<p>Lots of good advice from other respondents here as well. As you can see, once Italy grabs you, it's a lifetime affair. It's not without its frustrations but the benefits make up for that.</p>
<p>Certainly, happy to help.</p>
<p>Lots of good advice from other respondents here as well. As you can see, once Italy grabs you, it's a lifetime affair. It's not without its frustrations but the benefits make up for that.</p> Hi KP. I spent a few months…tag:harringayonline.com,2021-11-06:844301:Comment:14614712021-11-06T12:22:50.167ZHKhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/HK
<p>Hi KP. I spent a few months in 2001 in Bologna and studied at <a href="https://www.culturaitaliana.eu/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.culturaitaliana.eu/</a> I had the most wonderful time.<br></br><br></br>They organised accommodation and I decided to go for shared accommodation. I had the most wonderful Italian flatmates with whom I am I still in touch with. I spend a lot of holidays there. I couldn't speak any Italian when I arrived but within a day, my new pals were…</p>
<p>Hi KP. I spent a few months in 2001 in Bologna and studied at <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://www.culturaitaliana.eu/" target="_blank">https://www.culturaitaliana.eu/</a> I had the most wonderful time.<br/><br/>They organised accommodation and I decided to go for shared accommodation. I had the most wonderful Italian flatmates with whom I am I still in touch with. I spend a lot of holidays there. I couldn't speak any Italian when I arrived but within a day, my new pals were introducing me to their friends and families and I was speaking the language in a jiffy thanks to the classes. It was the best time ever. The classes themselves were a mixture of ages and nationalities and I am in regular touch with my friends from Tokyo and all over. Many of my classmates were retired which added a really nice dynamic. <br/><br/>Bologna itself is a brilliant university city but the station can get you to so many places. We went for weekends in Rome, Naples and took a packed lunch to Venice on a few occasions. <br/><br/>Considering going back myself for a couple of months to get back up to speed as I miss it so much.<br/><br/>Wherever you decide to go, I couldn't recommend the experience highly enough. I often get out my photo albums.</p> Thank you Hugo. This sounds l…tag:harringayonline.com,2021-11-06:844301:Comment:14613662021-11-06T11:22:06.433ZKPhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/KavithaPrasad
<p>Thank you Hugo. This sounds like the sort of thing I am looking for. I would prefer to be taught 'classic' Italian. How far did you get with the Italian. I will also be starting as a complete beginner. Did you stay somewhere nice - ie an apartment?</p>
<p>Thank you Hugo. This sounds like the sort of thing I am looking for. I would prefer to be taught 'classic' Italian. How far did you get with the Italian. I will also be starting as a complete beginner. Did you stay somewhere nice - ie an apartment?</p>