Hi everyone!We are a family of 4 (2

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09/08/2015 - 10:54

Hi everyone!We are a family of 4 (2 children: Carola will be 5 years old in Jan and Daniel will be 4 years old in Jan, too). We live in Verona and I usually speak French and English to my kids.I was thinking of hosting a family with kids (speaking English or French) for 1 week in July 2015, so that my kids could play and speak with some kids of their age.It would be interesting for me to know if any of you would like to come.Ciao ciaoSonia 

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Dear Sonia,Hello from Madison, CT USA. A good friend of mine alerted me to your post and I felt compelled to reply immediately. My name is Adrienne. I am originally from California but now live on the east coast about mid-way between New York and Boston. I have two sons ages 8 and 5. My husband and I love showing the world to them. This past July we were in Barcelona for a month. My little one is eager to visit Italy and asked me to take him next summer. That's why when I saw your message I thought I would introduce myself. I have visited Italy several times and both my parents spent a few years of their retired lives living there. My mom was in Firenze and my dad in Citta di Castello. I speak Spanish fluently, speak and understand some and am currently taking French lessons with my sons. I hope we can get to know each other.  Warm wishes,Adrienne

Hi Adrienne!So nice to get you message! :-)If you plan to come to Italy in July next year, we will be very happy to meet you all! Here is my email: gambaretto_sonia@yahoo.it (this way we can get in touch more easily!).I'm also on facebook, so you can associate faces to names!Ciao ciaoSonia

Congratulations to both Sonia and Adrienne! This comes from a retired teacher of modern languages who used to conduct pilot courses for young children in unlikely places. You are bringing up children who are better educated, even in their native tongue, have wider horizons and culture and who will be citizens of the world. Children's brains are like sponges and they learn naturally what takes years and much more efforts to the adults. I only wish that many parents will copy your example. Well done!

Gala,I was a teacher too but now I am home with my children. I taught regular elementary, bilingual education and finally Spanish to elementary children. I have a passion for learning languages and I hope to pass that along to my children. Best wishes,Adrienne

Dear Sonia i am an english teacher living in Verona. i am doing the same thing with my children, stefano 6 yrs and camilla 3.if you want we can share the experience and it should be just a pleasure for us to meet you and your children. let me know please...my kindest regards to youjole

Ciao Jole!Che bello ricevere il tuo messaggio! Noi siamo di San Martino BA e mi farebbe molto piacere incontrarvi. Finalmente trovo una collega che condivide il mio progetto di approccio precoce alle lingue straniere! :-)Ti lascio la mia mail: gambaretto_sonia@yahoo.itA prestoCiao ciaoSonia