If you would like to make a reservation, click on the form link above and indicate your first, second & third choices for an Italian Language Homestay along with dates and language level. Melissa will respond as soon as she receives the form. If, for some reason, you don’t hear back immediately, please send a follow-up email to Homestay@studentessamatta.com
I would like to present my friend Emma, an Italian language teacher living in Pisa. I had the opportunity to meet up with Emma a few years ago in Rome and together we explored the Roman ghetto and later had dinner in a delightful trattoria. That evening we dined on artichokes and pasta carbonara and drank a very good red wine. As we ate, the restaurant owner sat at a table nearby peeling crates and crates of artichokes and he happily joined in our conversation from time to time.
Emma is delightful she is now opening her home in Pisa to language students who would like to immerse themselves in language and culture.
Emma’s Homestay in Pisa
Emma’s Homestay in Pisa is located in the historic center of Pisa, about 5 minutes from the main street and about 15 minutes from the leaning tower. Emma began her homestays in Rome but now encourages students to join her in her beautiful apartment in Pisa. She resides on the top floor of a 2-story palazzo. Students will stay in her apartment and share a bathroom with her (see pictures below). The first-floor apartment can accommodate two or more people and features a private bath, kitchen, and soggiorno (living room). It is available upon request and suitable for a family or larger group.
What you will find in Pisa!
Pisa is located in Tuscany about two hours by train west of Florence and just about 20 minutes from Lucca. It is situated on the sea and is the site of the famous Camposanto complex composed of the Piazza dei Miracoli, the Duomo, the baptistry and the leaning tower, all began in 1174 and were completed in the 14th century. Pisa was the birthplace of the scientist Galileo Galilei and is home to one of Italy’s major universities, which has a history going back to the 12th century. It is also the home of la Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, founded by Napoleon in 1810.
Pisa is ideally placed along the coast and you can easily reach le Cinque Terre, Lucca, Viareggio, and Florence during your stay with Emma in Pisa.
Emma’s Homestay courses are tailored to the student’s interests and levels.
Learning is both formal and informal. Emma has worked out a teaching style that combines classic educational methods and with afternoon cultural activities. Her lessons are designed to stimulate and enhance the learner’s communicative skills through conversation practice as well. Each Homestay program will be tailored to each student’s individual needs. They will include guided tours, reading books and magazines, listening to CDs, watching videos in Italian, and using the internet. Lessons will be designed to help the student improve language skills, while at the same time being fun and relaxing.
You can choose to have either 10, 15, 20 hours of lessons weekly. Generally, the lessons are taken during the morning with the afternoon reserved for tours and other activities.
Emma’s Pisa Homestay experience and accommodations
Emma has a lovely two-story apartment in Pisa where she now hosts homestay language students. Emma’s guests will reside in a beautiful apartment below hers that features a private bath, kitchen, and soggiorno (living room). The apartment is in the historic center of Pisa, about 5 minutes from the main street and about 15 minutes from the leaning tower. Emma will provide lessons in the morning in the apartment’s living area and accompany you on walking excursions around town.
2nd floor apartment available for rental for 2 or more students
Emma also offers Homestays in Rome!
Or… in Rome for a day and want to practice your Italian or plan a special one-time event with Emma?
Emma is happy to meet you and organize a variety of activities, including:
Italian Language Course (she will help you find an apartment/accommodations)
Tour food and wine tours
Conversation or lessons: Daily, weekly or on the weekends
Daily walking tours in Rome
Learn Italian drinking wine
Organized Event Dinner to meet other international guests and practice Italian Conversation
Emma also offers online Italian lessons
Qualifications
Emma’s credentials include Postgraduate Specialization and Advanced Professional Training Courses: “Didactics of Italian as a Foreign Language” (Ca’ Foscari University of Venice) – Certification in Italian Language Teaching Competence DITALS 2nd level (University of Siena – DITALS Centre) – Examiner CELI / CIC – Modern Literature Degree (University of Pisa).
For more information about Emma’s Homestay in Rome or set up an appointment or private language walking or wine tour, contact melissa@studentessamatta.com to check Emma’s availability.
