Italki has one of the best teaching community with a lot of skilled teachers and their special and non-traditional methods of learning. Contrary to how a lot of people thinks that you cannot study a language through distance learning, they say, :” It's just not the most effective tool out there, and it's better if you took offline course session” I mean you cannot generalize that but for some people it's not comfortable with the offline courses, and they find it more time-consuming, some are not! But if you wanted to take your language progress to the moon, and you are considering taking online 1:1 sessions, then Italki is your BEST choice!! If you like using it, then use it, but you should also be learning from other resources as well of course. It's very affordable!! So about my experience, I would say for a start that the platform is indeed well-designed, comfortable, and so easy to use. You don't have to download any other program to be able to work with your teacher. They already enhanced their website, so you can even have a better experience while doing so. It does take a lot of effort tho, you will have to be patience, not to give up and Of course, consistency is the key. Good luck with your learning journey with italki and Happy italki Day!