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  • 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!

  • Love Italian? Then You Will Love, Love, Love Bologna!

    Love Italian? Then You Will Love, Love, Love Bologna!

  • Just the Important Phrases, Please!” Pocket-Size Italian Phrase Guide for Travelers

    Just the Important Phrases, Please!” Pocket-Size Italian Phrase Guide for Travelers

  • Austin, Texas. Dove abito io (quando non sono in italia)

    Austin, Texas. Dove abito io (quando non sono in italia)

  • Le vere voci: Things the Aretini Like Best About Arezzo

    Le vere voci: Things the Aretini Like Best About Arezzo

  • Trentino una zona tranquilla nel cuore delle dolomiti piena di leggende

    Trentino una zona tranquilla nel cuore delle dolomiti piena di leggende

  • Stanley Tucci is Searching for Italy… even speaking the language!

    Stanley Tucci is Searching for Italy… even speaking the language!

  • Discover the Wonders of Ravenna: Art, Literature, and Beyond

    Discover the Wonders of Ravenna: Art, Literature, and Beyond

  • Experiencing Magic Heights — Climbing Towers in Italy

    Experiencing Magic Heights — Climbing Towers in Italy

  • Let’s Go to the Market in Arezzo! Andiamo!

    Let’s Go to the Market in Arezzo! Andiamo!

  • Lost Luggage, Found Fortune: A Lesson in Traveling Through Italy with Phil Rosen

    Lost Luggage, Found Fortune: A Lesson in Traveling Through Italy with Phil Rosen

  • 2020 — I should be traveling to Italy today… instead world shut down by COVID

    2020 — I should be traveling to Italy today… instead world shut down by COVID

  • Italy on Lockdown: The Darkest Hour, But We’ll Make It!

    Italy on Lockdown: The Darkest Hour, But We’ll Make It!

  • 2019 Matta in Montepulciano: A Journey into Language, Culture, and Discovery

    2019 Matta in Montepulciano: A Journey into Language, Culture, and Discovery

  • Politian Apartments — a slice of heaven in Montepulciano

    Politian Apartments — a slice of heaven in Montepulciano

  • Vi mando una cartolina da Arezzo! Postcards from Arezzo. Wish you were here!

    Vi mando una cartolina da Arezzo! Postcards from Arezzo. Wish you were here!

  • How to Breeze Out of an Italian Airport: A Survival Guide

    How to Breeze Out of an Italian Airport: A Survival Guide

  • Un Tuffo in Sicilia: A Sicilian Adventure and New Year’s Tradition

    Un Tuffo in Sicilia: A Sicilian Adventure and New Year’s Tradition

  • Two Foreigners — jeweler and author — celebrate culture of Arezzo!

    Two Foreigners — jeweler and author — celebrate culture of Arezzo!

  • In the piazza waiting for you! Arezzo, Jousts and Italian learning what could be better?

    In the piazza waiting for you! Arezzo, Jousts and Italian learning what could be better?

  • Dov’è Melissa? Blogger Italiana e la sua Passione per la Campania

    Dov’è Melissa? Blogger Italiana e la sua Passione per la Campania

  • Montepulciano here we come! Sara will greet us for next Matta Italian Program!

    Montepulciano here we come! Sara will greet us for next Matta Italian Program!

  • 3 Things folks in Montepulciano like about their Tuscan town

    3 Things folks in Montepulciano like about their Tuscan town

  • 2018 – 2019 – 2023 Matta Italian Program Highlights: Snapshots of Montepulciano

    2018 – 2019 – 2023 Matta Italian Program Highlights: Snapshots of Montepulciano

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    2017 Arezzo: Highlights from the Matta Program video recap

  • 2017 Matta & Lucca Italian School Language Program begins!

    2017 Matta & Lucca Italian School Language Program begins!

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Just call us Michelangelo! 🇮🇹😂 What better way to Just call us Michelangelo! 🇮🇹😂

What better way to spend a rainy day in Arezzo than inside Laura Ghezzi’s art studio, learning the centuries-old art of painting a fresco?

Mirella and I traded umbrellas for paintbrushes and spent the afternoon completely absorbed in color, plaster, pigments, and a little Laura Ghezzi magic. 

Laura G. is a fountain of knowledge about the fresco technique, and we had such a blast learning, painting, laughing... and watching our masterpieces come to life!

Meet our creations:

La Dama con l’ermellino
La ragazza con l’orecchino di perla

And just like that… two new capolavori were born in Arezzo! 🎨✨

#StudentessaMatta #Arezzo #LauraGhezzi #FrescoPainting #ArteItaliana LearnItalianInItaly Tuscany Toscana ViviLItalia ParlaItaliano
C’è una bella tempesta in arrivo qui ad Arezzo! ⛈️ C’è una bella tempesta in arrivo qui ad Arezzo! ⛈️ Sento già i tuoni e il cielo sta diventando di un blu violaceo, come un brutto livido. 😳 Sono tornata a casa giusto in tempo, prima del diluvio!

Almeno farà scendere un po’ la temperatura… quindi, non tutto il male viene per nuocere! 😂🌧️

There’s quite a storm rolling into Arezzo! ⛈️ I can already hear the thunder, and the sky is turning a bruised purplish blue. 😳 I made it home just in time, before the downpour!

At least it’ll cool things down a bit… so, every cloud has a silver lining 😂🌧️”

Frase del giorno: “non tutto il male viene per nuocere.”- literally: “Not all bad things come to cause harm.” (nuocere = to harm or hurt) o more idiomatically ”every cloud has a silver lining”

#Arezzo #Toscana #TempestaInArrivo #VitaInItalia #StudentessaMatta
Paola and I are here in Tuscany and counting down Paola and I are here in Tuscany and counting down the days! 

Our Tuscan Villa Program begins THIS SATURDAY!
Mirella from Canada gets the prize for early arrival and has already been getting a head start on la dolce vita with us here in Arezzo! 😎

Soon we’ll all be together under one Tuscan roof… learning Italian, exploring the countryside, sharing meals, sipping a little vino, and putting all that Italian into practice! 🇮🇹🍝🍷
A few bottles of wine may have been consumed at th A few bottles of wine may have been consumed at the Cena Propiziatoria… 🍷😇

Just a few.
What a weekend in Arezzo! 🇮🇹🏇 Jousting day! The f What a weekend in Arezzo! 🇮🇹🏇 Jousting day!

The four quartieri battled it out in Piazza Grande for the ultimate prize: la Lancia d’Oro, the Golden Lance. ⚔️✨

And the winner was… Porta Sant’Andrea! 💚🤍

Beautiful day. Beautiful event. And such fun sharing all things Giostra with Mirella from Canada, introducing her to the traditions, rivalries, pageantry, and pure Arezzo energy!

As for me? I’ll be back next June to do it all over again. Because apparently, one Giostra is never enough! 😂🏇🇮🇹
Last night was the Cena Propiziatoria in Santo Spi Last night was the Cena Propiziatoria in Santo Spirito 💙💛🏇

The whole quartiere was out in force to cheer on our jousters before today’s Giostra del Saracino… and of course, there was more singing, dancing, feasting, and celebrating late into the night! 

We had an absolute blast introducing my student Mirella from Canada 🇨🇦 to all things BLUE & YELLOW… and I think it’s safe to say she’s officially caught the Santo Spirito spirit! 💙💛

Today… SI CORRE! 🏇⚔️ Forza Santo Spirito! 💙💛💙💛

#SantoSpirito #GiostraDelSaracino #Arezzo #CenaPropiziatoria #QuartiereSantoSpirito VivaArezzo ArezzoToscana StudentessaMatta ViviLItalia ParlaItaliano

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