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  • Arezzo: La Terra di Piero

    Arezzo: La Terra di Piero

  • Learn Italian for Travel with the Matta Four-Hour Traveler’s Course

    Learn Italian for Travel with the Matta Four-Hour Traveler’s Course

  • 2025 Matta Arezzo September Giostra del Saracino Weekend — Step Back in Time!

    2025 Matta Arezzo September Giostra del Saracino Weekend — Step Back in Time!

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

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

  • Mangia come un Lucchese! Recommended Restaurants in Lucca

    Mangia come un Lucchese! Recommended Restaurants in Lucca

  • La Chiesa di San Biagio: Sangallo’s masterpiece and jewel of Montepulciano

    La Chiesa di San Biagio: Sangallo’s masterpiece and jewel of Montepulciano

  • Guinigi Tower in Lucca! Towers, Tree Top Adventures and Legends

    Guinigi Tower in Lucca! Towers, Tree Top Adventures and Legends

  • Ilaria del Carretto: The Lucchese Beauty Who Lives Beyond the Grave

    Ilaria del Carretto: The Lucchese Beauty Who Lives Beyond the Grave

  • La Terra di Piero! Sansepolcro — birthplace of a Renaissance genius

    La Terra di Piero! Sansepolcro — birthplace of a Renaissance genius

  • Italian Language Homestay in Livorno with Alessandra

    Italian Language Homestay in Livorno with Alessandra

  • Galoppa galoppa, o bel cavalier! La Giostra del Saracino is here!

    Galoppa galoppa, o bel cavalier! La Giostra del Saracino is here!

  • Meet Renata: Your Gateway to Italian Language and Culture in Milano

    Meet Renata: Your Gateway to Italian Language and Culture in Milano

  • Leonardo da Vinci: Artist, Inventor, even a Grape Farmer!

    Leonardo da Vinci: Artist, Inventor, even a Grape Farmer!

  • Learn Italian in Italy: Matta Immersive Language and Culture Programs

    Learn Italian in Italy: Matta Immersive Language and Culture Programs

  • Italian Language Homestay in Milano with Renata

    Italian Language Homestay in Milano with Renata

  • Invisible Women of Florence: Legacy of Jane Fortune

    Invisible Women of Florence: Legacy of Jane Fortune

  • Alessandra, Homestay teacher in Livorno, shares a favorite recipe

    Alessandra, Homestay teacher in Livorno, shares a favorite recipe

  • Italian Language Homestay in Livorno — get to know Alessandra!

    Italian Language Homestay in Livorno — get to know Alessandra!

  • 2022 Matta Lucca Italian Program Review and Photo Album 

    2022 Matta Lucca Italian Program Review and Photo Album 

  • “Odio Natale” — fun holiday flick set in Venice on Netflix

    “Odio Natale” — fun holiday flick set in Venice on Netflix

  • Angeli di Fango: A Tribute to the Mud Angels who saved Florence

    Angeli di Fango: A Tribute to the Mud Angels who saved Florence

  • La Principessa Fantasma di Cerreto Guidi — Isabella de Medici

    La Principessa Fantasma di Cerreto Guidi — Isabella de Medici

  • Andare in Bici — Biking Lucca’s Wall: Around and around we go!

    Andare in Bici — Biking Lucca’s Wall: Around and around we go!

  • Michelangelo’s Snowman: The Coolest Masterpiece in Florence!

    Michelangelo’s Snowman: The Coolest Masterpiece in Florence!

  • Italian Language Homestay in Pisa with Emma

    Italian Language Homestay in Pisa with Emma

  • 2022 Ascoli Piceno Matta Immersion Program. Come learn with la Matta in Italy

    2022 Ascoli Piceno Matta Immersion Program. Come learn with la Matta in Italy

  • Avventura nelle Marche: Scopri Ascoli Piceno!

    Avventura nelle Marche: Scopri Ascoli Piceno!

  • The Hand of God by Paolo Sorrentino: A Touch of Genius

    The Hand of God by Paolo Sorrentino: A Touch of Genius

  • Let the Italian language take you to Firenze!

    Let the Italian language take you to Firenze!

  • Sarah Stevenson: Why I’m Learning Italian — A Matta Reader’s Journey

    Sarah Stevenson: Why I’m Learning Italian — A Matta Reader’s Journey

  • Bergamo & Lake Como with Elena. Home sweet Homestay!

    Bergamo & Lake Como with Elena. Home sweet Homestay!

  • After 2 long years Matta programs have returned to Italy… we are jousting again!

    After 2 long years Matta programs have returned to Italy… we are jousting again!

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THE MAGIC OF JOURNALING

Read the latest Matta Post about improving
fluency and language retention through daily writing

Want better fluency and retention in Italian? Try journaling. When you write about a real moment from your day, the language “sticks” because it’s tied to emotion and your personal experience.

In my latest Matta blog post, I share how to keep a simple daily journal to boost your Italian—plus a funny real-life story: “What to do (and NOT do) on a slippery snowy day!” 😂
After writing that entry, two expressions are now glued in my brain:

✅ “Col senno di poi” = in hindsight
Perfect for storytelling, reflecting, and learning from mistakes without taking yourself too seriously.

Col senno di poi, avrei dovuto tenere un diario quando ho iniziato a studiare italiano: a quest’ora sarei molto più fluente.

In hindsight, I wish I’d kept a journal when I first started learning Italian—I’d be so much more fluent by now.

✅ “Lungimiranza” = foresight / long-term vision

The ability to look ahead, anticipate consequences, and make choices your future self will thank you for.

Allenarti un po’ ogni giorno è lungimiranza: domani ti ringrazi.

Training a little every day is foresight: tomorrow you’ll thank yourself.

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Keeping a journal is linguistic foresight: you write today, you speak better tomorrow.

Tenere un diario è lungimiranza linguistica: oggi scrivi, domani parli meglio.

#StudentessaMatta #Italiano #LearnItalian #ItalianLanguage #Journaling WriteInItalian SpeakItalian ItalianVocabulary ItalianGrammar ColSennoDiPoi Lungimiranza
Fare journaling ogni giorno ti aiuta a migliorare Fare journaling ogni giorno ti aiuta a migliorare il tuo italiano—scritto e parlato!

Journaling every day helps you improve your Italian—written and spoken!

Tenere un diario in italiano è una mini-palestra quotidiana per grammatica, vocaboli e fluiditàKeeping a journal in Italian is a daily mini-gym for grammar, vocabulary, and fluency

Ciao amici!
#ColSennoDiPoi #GrammaticaItaliana #ImparareLItaliano #Italianlanguage #italiano #Journaling #Lungimiranza #ParlareInItaliano #ScrivereInItaliano #studentessamatta #Vocabolario

https://www.studentessamatta.com/journal-writing-italian-helps-retain-vocabulary-daily-usasge-lungimiranza/
Come scegliere tra ho corso e sono corso/a — trucc Come scegliere tra ho corso e sono corso/a — trucco semplice, esempi reali, modi di dire e pratica.

How to choose ho corso vs sono corso/a—simple trick, real examples, idioms, and practice.

“Correre” on è solo un verbo: è un test di intenzione!“Correre” It’s not just a verb—it’s an intention test!
#avereessere #correre #GrammaticaItaliana #ImparareItaliano #Italiangrammar #Italianlanguage #italiano #passatoprossimo #studentessamatta #VerbiItaliani

https://www.studentessamatta.com/correre-isnt-just-sport-its-a-two-gear-verb/
🇮🇹✨ Matta Arezzo 2026 — ANDIAMO! ✨🇮🇹 Ready to liv 🇮🇹✨ Matta Arezzo 2026 — ANDIAMO! ✨🇮🇹

Ready to live ItArezzoItalyad of just studying it? Come with me to Arezzo for an unforgettable immersion in the historic city center—cobblestone strolls, café life, real conversations, and that sweet feeling when Italian starts coming out of your mouth naturally. 😍☕️

MATTA AREZZO: June 14–26, 2026

Stay right in the centro storico

Italian study + daily real-life practice

Aperitivi, culture, and Tuscany vibes (always)

💛 Small group, big laughs, major progress!

If you’ve been waiting for a sign to finally do Italy the Matta way… this is it. 🇮🇹😉

DM me “AREZZO 2026” and I’ll send the details! Or visit StudentessaMatta.com website to sign up and learn more

#StudentessaMatta #ArezzoItaly #StudyItalianInItaly #ItalianImmersion #LearnItalian TuscanyTravel CentroStorico ItalianLanguage ItalyWithMelissa LaDolceVita
Una mini-storia che cresce livello dopo livello—pe Una mini-storia che cresce livello dopo livello—per vedere progressi in italiano.

One mini-story grows level by level—so you can see your progress in Italian.

Nessuno nasce imparato……e Roma non fu costruita in un giorno!Nobody is born knowing everything…and Rome wasn't built in a day!
#A1Italian #A2Italian #B1Italian #B2Italian #C1Italian #ItalianForTravel #Italiangrammar #Italianlanguage #ItalianStudy #ItalianVocabulary #LearnItalian #studentessamatta
Ciao bella! 💋🇮🇹 We all say it. We all know it. And Ciao bella! 💋🇮🇹
We all say it. We all know it. And yet… ciao has a surprising backstory.
Today, ciao is the ultimate casual Italian greeting—cool, modern, and understood almost everywhere (hello and goodbye!). But its roots are anything but trendy…
✨ Fun fact: Ciao traces back to Venice, where people once greeted each other with a phrase that meant something like “I am your servant” (a super polite, old-school way of saying “at your service”). Over time, that expression got shortened, smoothed out, and voilà—ciao was born.
So the next time you toss out a quick “ciao!” just remember: you’re basically channeling a little Venetian history with every syllable. 🛶💙
Do you use ciao more for “hi” or “bye”? Tell me below! 👇

#italianlanguage #learnitalian #ciao #italianwords #italianvocabulary #veniceitaly #italianculture #studentessamatta #italianpronunciation #italianteacher

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