Estate in Italia is here.

Would you like to experience summer in Italy like an Italian would ?

Because today it’s really muggy, I think I’ll bring some fresh drinks over. 

What will you be having?

How about a Chinotto?

Or a Crodino with a slice of orange?

Or maybe even a Gazzosa? I have lots of stories about Gazzosa. And about Chinotto and Crodino. 

In this Instagram live, I explore just a few drinks you can enjoy while in Italy.

These are just a few of the ones you can enjoy when you go to a bar in Italy.

Drinks with which Italians stock their fridges when facing the heat. Or order at the bar.

Maybe you don’t enjoy drinking alcohol and you’d like to have more options.

Whatever the reason, it’s nice to know what Italians enjoy having during their estate.

It adds that layer of closeness and authenticity to your Italian journey.

It’s the small things, right? 

That’s stuff that won’t come up in a textbook and isn’t Skype lesson material but it’s really useful to know.

Wouldn’t it be nice if you could find all these drinks near where you live? Or order them online and have them handy for when you want to feel connected to Italy? 

While spending time with friends and family this summer?

What would be even nicer is if you could find out all about Italian summer traditions and then, next summer, come to Italy and KNOW exactly what to order, do and look for during your next  Italian travels.

You'd completely avoid the tourist trap experience and you'd be able to embrace a full-on Italian perspective of Italy. 

You could joyfully astonish yourself with how much insider knowledge you have. 

That’s exactly what you’ll be getting with Estate in Italia, a six-day audio immersion course set in Italian summer.

Over the course of six days, you experience your vacanza italiana mindfully, in tiny, refreshing sips while going about your own life.

No tiring your eyes in front of computer screens.

No alienating yourself from friends and family.

Imagine infusing and enriching your holidays with your Italian passion.

Have you dreamed of experiencing a sun-soaked summer in Italy? 

Then, on second thought, the whole idea of crowded museums, muggy streets and heat waves, expensive air-fares put you off.

What if Italian summers didn’t have to be like this?

As with all things connected with Italy, it’s all about knowing where to look.

Summer here is a very exciting time.

It’s all about vibrant literary and music festivals. Light delicious keep-the-heat-at-bay- cuisine. Stunning coastlines. Lengthy conversations about where the next holidays will be.Card games late into the night. 

You can experience all this with Estate in Italia.

Estate in Italia is an audio-based cultural immersion course that takes you straight to Italian summer while you enjoy your time off with friends and family.

Ditch Zoom, ditch vocab lists, ditch Italki classes at 5 am and most of all, ditch that feeling of not doing enough. 

Now is the time to enjoy yourself and take some much deserved time for yourself after a long year. 

Without that nagging feeling that you'll lose all the Italian you worked so hard to learn.

Because there's no computer time required here. 

Estate in Italia can be experienced on your hammock in the garden minutes before starting a barbeque. 

Or while walking your dog ( in fact, this course comes pet-recommended)

That's because Estate in Italia includes: 

• Audio tracks. They’re short and can be taken with you wherever you are. You can listen to them once, twice or three times to enhance your listening skills, bello, no?

• Short downloadable self-reflection worksheets that you can quickly fill out at your ease after having listened to the audio.

• A Telegram group that allows to avoid your inbox entirely.

Extra treat? 

Estate in Italia transports you straight to Italy in summer, but like an Italian would spend it, not a tourist. 

So, you're not only ditching Zoom, Anki, Italki, etc. but also saying goodbye to heat waves, sticky clothes, tourist treatment and lines in front of museums, crowded trains and overpriced hotel rooms. 

It not only allows you improve your Italian in a relaxed and effective way, it enables you to prepare for future trips to Italy that will be less tourist-trap-filled and more joyful-packed.

What does Estate in Italia involve exactly?

Coming right up. I'm very excited, can you tell?

• You'll be absorbing how Italians eat during summer to wade off the heat, favorite dishes and what they order at the bar, events we attend, what vocabulary we use in these moments and  where we to go to enjoy Italy most in Summer.

• The audio tracks are like a short private podcast.

• Maybe you won't understand every single word but that's not a problem because you can listen to it as many times as you want and train your ear to understand most of it which is what happens in our daily interactions in real-life conversations.

• The notes at the beginning of each audio and the worksheets will ensure that you get best possible experience.

I created the audio tracks of Estate in Italia as if they were voice messages to a friend ( you! ) to ensure you wil get exposure to authentic colloquial Italian.

Isn't it great to train your ear to language you'll actually meet when you come to Italy? 

Estate in Italia is an audio-course that allows you to pop in your ear-buds, grab a few snacks, a drink and imagine you're on a 10-minute day trip to Italy with me in summer. 

And who knows, maybe next year you'll come to Italy and be prepared to enjoy summer like a local?

Estate in Italia is so much more than a course to connect to your language skills, it's a way to keep your vision and inspiration alive so that you're ready for what comes next, a trip, a new project, a new book. 

How does it work?

• Every day for six days, you'll receive an audio on Telegram in Italian.

• Every audio will cover a different topic about summer in Italy.You listen to the audio as many times as you want or need to.

• When you finish listening, you fill out the reflection questions in the downloadable worksheet you get for each day.

This short course will allow you to enrich not only your Italian but also your summer. Rendiamo quest'estate speciale.

We begin Monday 22 July. Sei dei nostri? 

Sign up right here.