Mariantonia
Mariantonia was born and raised in Rome. In 2012, her passion for travel and the discovery of new cultures brought her to San Francisco.
Her background ranges from art history to design, from communication to event management and planning. She started teaching Italian as soon as she arrived in the Bay Area, to maintain the bond with her country and to share the beauty of the Italian language and culture with her students.
She is a creative teacher who loves to keep her Italian roots alive. Her passions are mainly art, literature, and travel, but she also loves sweets and chocolate very much.
Her background ranges from art history to design, from communication to event management and planning. She started teaching Italian as soon as she arrived in the Bay Area, to maintain the bond with her country and to share the beauty of the Italian language and culture with her students.
She is a creative teacher who loves to keep her Italian roots alive. Her passions are mainly art, literature, and travel, but she also loves sweets and chocolate very much.
Mattia
Mattia was born in Puglia and grew up in Milan, the city he feels inspired and influenced the most by its cultural life, its style, its history, and memories.
In Milan, he also achieved his degree in Italian Literature and his certificate of Teaching Italian as a Foreign Language (DITALS). He started working for the publisher Sonzogno and taught Italian Literature to high schoolers. From 2015 to 2018, he collaborated in a program funded by the European Union, teaching the Italian language to refugees and immigrants.
In 2018 he moved to California (somehow reminds him of Puglia!), where he lives with his wife, Claire. In his free time, he enjoys reading novels and poems from different authors, languages, and styles. He is a music lover and a record store explorer. Recreationally, he also likes to write.
In Milan, he also achieved his degree in Italian Literature and his certificate of Teaching Italian as a Foreign Language (DITALS). He started working for the publisher Sonzogno and taught Italian Literature to high schoolers. From 2015 to 2018, he collaborated in a program funded by the European Union, teaching the Italian language to refugees and immigrants.
In 2018 he moved to California (somehow reminds him of Puglia!), where he lives with his wife, Claire. In his free time, he enjoys reading novels and poems from different authors, languages, and styles. He is a music lover and a record store explorer. Recreationally, he also likes to write.