Unlike less experienced instructors, Michela knows how to create a framework where even a cold beginner like myself is able to speak Italian (on limited, well-defined topics) during the sessions. Less experienced instructors talk at you too much and are not interested in your broken, painful to hear Italian. Not Michela. She's knows what is "good" coming from a beginner, and appreciates your slow, painful effort at piecing the words together. She enables you to actually practice the language. Surprisingly, less experienced instructors aren't so interested in that after the first session or two. Michela is also super energetic, positive, and encouraging, even late in the evening. She transforms learning Italian from painful to engaging.

Michaela is a wonderful Italian teacher who really hones in on your current language level in combination with your goals to identify the correct next steps in your learning journey. She formulates and adjusts next steps frequently as she identifies weaknesses in your current mastery of your language to get you closer to true fluency faster.

Michela è un'insegnante eccellente. È un piacere studiare tutto con lei e parlare con lei. Imparo così tanto da lei ed è una gioia. Susanna

We talked about literature and movies. All this work on Italian is paying off!!! Thank you Michela!!

Michela e io abbiamo avuto una meravigliosa conversazione sui raccolti estivi, sul mais, sui pomodori e, in Italia, sull'imminente raccolte di uva e olive. Ho imparato tantissime parole nuove, e altro ancora. Michela e un insegnant fantastica. Susanna

Che gioia riprendere le lezioni di italiano con Michela. Imparo tantissimo sull'Italia e sulla lingua e lei mi incoraggia a sviluppare facilità e sicurezza nell'italiano. Susanna