OUR TEAM

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Stefano

CO-founder & Italian Teacher

Born in the Eternal City and proud citizen of the world, Stefano
traveled a lot enjoying the multicultural world speaking in tongues.
He studied Anthropology and Linguistics. Since 2009 he has been teaching Italian for foreigners in Rome and London. He is earning a PhD in Italian Second Language Learning in Marseille, France. He happily lives and works in Rome.

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 Professional experience

Italian 2L teacher
. UCEAP University of California, Accent, Cds Focus – Rome, Italy 
. Capital languages, freelance – London, UK

Certifications

. Ditals II level (Certification for Teaching Italian for Foreigners)
. CELI Examiner (Certification for General Italian)
. Academic Ielts

Languages

Italian, English, Spanish, Portuguese, French

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Education and training

Linguistics
. PhD Phonetics on Second Language Learning, University AMU – Marseille, France  
. MA Italian Linguistics, University Tor Vergata – Rome, Italy

Anthropology
. BA Cultural Anthropology, University La Sapienza – Rome, Italy

Music
. Theory, Solfeggio and Music dictation, Conservatory L. Refice – Frosinone, Italy

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Claudia

CO-founder & Tour Guide

Born and raised in the sun struck cradle of Sardinia, she spent her childhood looking for traces of her ancestors in the incredible landscape of one of the wildest lands in Italy. An anthropologist with a MA in Visual Arts, she speaks five languages and she loves traveling and travelers. Claudia lives in Rome where she works as official tour guide and full time mom.

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Professional experience

Professional tour guide
. City Wonders – Rome, Italy.

. Civitatis – Rome, Italy.

Italian 2L teacher
. Cds Focus – Rome, Italy.

Certifications

. Tour Guide Official Licence

. Ditals I level (Certification for Teaching Italian for Foreigners)  

Languages

Italian, English, Spanish, Portuguese, French

Education and training

Foreign languages
. BA Foreign Languages and cultures, University of Cagliari – Cagliari, Italy

Anthropology
. Post graduate degree in Visual Anthropology, ISFCI – Rome, Italy.
. BA Cultural Anthropology, Alma Mater Studiorum – Bologna, Italy

Art
. MA in Visual Arts, Alma Mater Studiorum – Bologna, Italy

. Post graduate degree in Photojournalism, ISFCI – Rome, Italy
. Photo-editor assistant for publishers and newspapers -Rome, Italy

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Serena

Italian teacher and chef

Born in the tiny island of Ventotene into a master chefs family, she knows all the secrets of traditional Italian cuisine. She studied Cultural Mediation and African History before starting to teach Italian for foreigners. She lives and works between Rome and Ventotene, she loves reading comics.

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Arianna

Italian teacher

Raised in Sardinia, she earned an MA in Modern Languages and Literature. She spent several years working abroad as an Italian teacher for foreigners. She speaks five languages, loves trekking and plays the clarinet.

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Laura

Videomaker

Anthropologist and Italian linguist with a strong passion for visual storytelling, she earned a post-graduate degree in Visual Anthropology in Rome. She combines her work as Italian teacher for foreigners with documentary photography and video-making.

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Riccardo

Art Director

Italian expat living in Amsterdam, he is a multidisciplinary designer with a huge passion for hand-made works. Digital art director and visual designer, Riccardo loves calligraphy and creative challenges.