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Travel in Italy
Just got back from 3 weeks throughout Northern Italy. I finished Fluenz Italian 1-5 prior to going and what a difference it made! I was able to hold conversations, ask for anything I needed, get directions and so much more. The Italians embraced me on my trip so much more warmly when they saw what an effort I had made to learn the language, not to mention when they found out my family had immigrated from Sicily. I was able to communicate all of this because of Fluenz. Mostly, the Italians were impressed with my accent and pronunciation, and I was asked often "dove hai studiato Italiano? All'universita?" or "il suo Italiano e molto buono!" and they were surprised I had learned on my own with a computer program. Thanks Fluenz team, you put together a great foundation for learning. (Just some advice to others, you need to be reading and listening to Italian daily! I joined pages on social media so I could read and write, and I listened to many YouTube podcasts. This will help you really get a feel for conversational Italian.) Now that I am home, I have started Fluenz Spanish (Latin American) to refresh the 2 years of Spanish I had in high school 30 yrs ago, just ahead of my next trip to Costa Rica! Buona fortuna a Tutti!