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Surprisingly Conversant: My Encounter with the Ai Tutor “Makes you Fluent”

Benvenuto 2024! Buon Anno, Buon Italiano e Buoni Propositi!

Italian Conditional Tense: Exploring hypothetical scenarios, making polite requests and expressing desires

Buone Feste: A Holiday Greeting from la Studentessa Matta! Youtube video

Discover Italy’s Beauty and Music from Home with Scenic YouTube Channels

Italian Language Immersion Programs in Lucca and Arezzo: Study and Explore Italy in 2024: Youtube Video

ChiccheGrams: Little Italian Language-grams that Spell Fun!

Discover Italy’s Remarkable Women: Melissa Mudoon’s Novels and the Gift of Inspiration

Italian conjunctions: però, ma, eppure, e more!

Unwrap the Magic: Exploring Italian Holiday Traditions with Festive Vocabulary! Youtube Video

Leaning on the Edge: The Perilous Plight of Torre Garisenda in Bologna

The Early Bird Goes to Italy and Saves! 2024 Matta Italian Language Programs in Italy

Let’s solve a mystery or two together. Sign up for two fun mystery seminars in Italian.

Mastering Italian Direct Object Pronouns: The Secret Shortcut to Expressive Conversations!

Gobble Up the Good Times: Let the Thanksgiving Festivities Begin!

Word Alchemy: How Adding the letter ‘S’ Transforms Italian Words

Only in Italy do people complain like a pot of beans! Learning some untranslatable Italian words and phrases

What turns a bad day around? La torta di pere e cioccolato!

Unveiling Rome’s Enchanting Allure: Mark Tedesco’s book: “She Seduced Me: A Love Affair with Rome.” 

How a Single Swallow Teaches Us Patience: Unraveling “Un rondine non fa la primavera.”

Once upon a “beach read!” Relax and learn Italian with novels by Grazia Cioce.

Gaeta, a charming seaside town: Where Sun, Sand, and Serenity Meet

Life. Lemons. Italy. Giveaway Time!

Eat like a local in Lucca! My recommended restaurant picks — inside and outside Lucca’s walls.

Matta Italian Fall Book Club – There is still time to sign up to read “Quattro Metà” by Martino Coli

“A gambe levate” – run like hell into the Italian language!

2024 Matta Italian Small Group Language Programs Early Bird Special!

Maremma Maiala! How to swear like an Italian (and get away with it)

Boldly going where the Italian Preposition “SU” takes us! Matta Preposition Set #13

2024 Matta & Lucca Italian School Language Program

La Chiesa di San Biagio — the masterpiece of Sangallo and jewel of Montepulciano

Grooving with the Galaxies: How Lorenzo Baglioni Made Kepler’s Laws Sing!