My name is Maria, I am 26 years old, and live and was born in the USA. I started learning Italian last year as a hobby with an audio book (CD course). I am native in both English and Spanish (Dominican Rep.) and I have always loved the Italian language. In the fall of last year, I took an intermediate 1 course and did well in it. The rest of the time I have tried to keep up with it using websites and chatting with natives. Now, I can read and chat but in speaking I struggle. I need practice.

welcome to edufire maria, check the free italian classes on edufire.

Welcome to edufire Maria. Enjoy studying here. Nice to meet you.

Hi Maria, nice to meet you and welcome to edufire. Have fun and enjoy learning here!

Ciao Maria e benvenuta a Edufire, I am a native Italian tutor here,I run both Italian classes and one-to-one session, and i will be glad to help you. Also there are many Italian tutors offering classes and I am sure you will find the right person to help you learn our beautiful language. ciao da Venezia

Hi Maria and welcome to eduFire :) Great to see you on the forum and enjoy the orientation class.

Hi again and welcome Maria :-)

Don’t hesitate to check the Italian tutors profiles and book a trial session with the one(s) you may feel comfortable studying with.

Also check all upcoming Italian classes (mine included) and eventually sign up for those you want to attend:

http://edufire.com/classes/italian

I am looking forward to meeting you in class!

Enjoy edufire,

Katia

Hi Maria, welcome to eduFire! Good luck and enjoy yourself!

Hey Maria! Yipee! You are in the forums! Welcome! I didn’t know that you were from the Dominican Republic. I have been there a few times and love it! Enjoy your time on eduFire!

Hi Maria,
Welcome to eduFire! It’s great to have you here. We have many great Italian tutors that would love to help you. Where abouts are you from in the DR? I have been to Punta Cana, Bavaro and Higuey (spelling??) Such a beautiful place

Benvenuta Maria!
If you do chat in Italian, I would suggest you try using the tools provided by most messengers to actually speak online. This is how I improved my Spanish. It works and it is informal, which is what works best. Ask one of your chat friends (make sure their education level is one you can trust for corrections….) to talk with you instead of just typing!
Buona fortuna!

Thank you all for all your support and advice. ;). To answer some questions my parents are from two small towns, Mao and Tamboril which is near Santiago!! Every time I go to DR I fall in love with the country all over again :D.

Take care =)