Description:
One-to-One Homestays: Personalised one-to-one tuition, learning and living on a full-board basis in your tutor's private residence. Language immersion programmes available throughout Europe, Russian States, North America, Australia, New Zealand and the Caribbean. You share meals and all aspects of social and cultural life en famille in the country of your choice.
These Eurolingua Rapid-Results Language Acquisition Programmes are available all year and are suitable for students of any age (16 - 75 years) and language level (beginner to advanced). Ideal for personal interest, business, travel or examination revision purposes. All Eurolingua tutors are fully-qualified teachers and native speakers, experienced in teaching their mother tongue as a foreign language.
The unique Eurolingua One-to-One Homestay Programme will ensure that you make maximum progress in the shortest possible time, whatever your starting level, beginner to advanced. You live full-board in the home of your fully-qualified foreign language tutor, receiving 4 hours per day (20 hours per week) of individual language tuition, specifically adapted to your own level, learning pace and interests, whether for business or pleasure!! The rest of the time you benefit from lots of conversational practice by participating in the usual everyday family activities of your personal tutor and family and by meeting people in the local community. You may, of course, have as much independent time as you wish. You acquire an authentic accent, total confidence and real fluency in the language.
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Highlights:
Hobbies and Interests
Travelling, swimming (especially in the sea), running, walking, playing volleyball and table tennis, singing, cooking,chatting, writing and learning new languages.
Excursions and Local Attractions
Trieste is a gem of the Adriatic sea, kissed by the bora wind in Winter and blessed by the sea breeze in Summer.
Come in the Summer to experience the seaside at its best on the clean beaches of Sistiana and Duino, where a lived in Medieval Castle dominates on top of the cliffs. Enjoy the sandy beaches of nearby Lignano and Grado, one of the most beautiful Venetian towns.
In Autumn all the leaves of the surrounding Carso hills will start turning yellow, orange and red and will make a perfect picture for the memorable Barcolana sailing race (the biggest in the Mediterranean) in mid October.
December sees Trieste lit up for the long San Niccolò Christmas Market, filled with the smell of roasted chestnuts on the streets' corners. The theatre and opera season will keep you company in the relaxed afternoons as well as the typical historical caffè, where you can still meet poets and writers like you could a century ago.
In Spring Carso will blossom together with its typical osmizze, country restaurants where local produce of salami, ham,cheeses and of course Terrano wine are sold. Major sporting events will start in Trieste, including the Two Castles Marathon.
Come to Trieste at any time and wonder through its Città Vecchia narrow alleys and the lively antiques market, up the San Giusto hill where the Medieval Castle and Cathedral stand next to the rests of the Roman Basilica and square. Explore the museums and art galleries, the magnificent Habsburg Miramare Castle and its exotic park, the largest cave in Europe at Grotta Gigante. Follow the Italian history of the last century by visiting the Risiera concentration camp and the communist Foiba, observing the City's neoclassical architecture and learning about its mixed religious and ethnic background. Take a tram ride to the stunning Napoleonic path or just treasure a stroll along the Barcola promenade or a boat trip to the nearby Venetian town of Muggia, not forgetting to try the delicious local ice creams.
An approximately 1 hour car journey will take us to Lubljana, the beautiful capital of Slovenia and the Croatian coast (once part of Italy), the 'Giulie' Alps and the Medioeval town of Cividale and its vineyards. A two hour train journey will even take us to Venice!
Accommodation, Facilities and Local Area
Trieste is a Mediterranean city and port, surrounded by the Adriatic sea and the Carso hills. Its history intertwines with that of the Roman, Venetian and Habsburg empires, and saw the city being an important theatre for the events of the whole 20th century. By living in Trieste you will be at only one hour from Ljubljana -the romantic capital of Slovenia-, the fabulous Croatian sea resorts and the Giulian Alps. A two hour train journey will take you to Venice too.
I will be happy to take you on these trips as much as I am looking forward to host and look after you in a recently restored flat in an historical building in the very centre of the city. All facilities are within walking distance including buses, coach and train station, theatres and cinemas, gym and swimming pool, shops and supermarkets. Even the sea!!
You will stay in an independent flat opposite mine where twin beds, a sofa bed, private bathroom with shower, hob, tv and air conditioning will make it a little home from home. To flavor the Italian life just step out and join my young family for meals, daily activities and meeting friends. Children (with ages): Sofia (5), Amy (3), Chloe (1,5). I also offer cookery classes as part of the teaching. Come and be part of our family!
Language:
Italian
Language Used As A Medium of Teaching:
Italian
Cost in US$: please refer to the Eurolingua web site
Cost Includes: Individual tuition, private accommodation in the tutor's own home, all family meals, social and cultural activities, visits, excursions, activities and participation in family life.
Experience Required: no
This Program is open to
Worldwide
Participants.
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Typical Living Arrangement:
Home-stays
Participants Travel to Italy
Independently
Typically Participants Work
Independently
Application Process Involves:
Typically The Application Process Time Is 2 weeks
Post Services Include:
Exit DebriefingAbroad
Job and Internship Network
Eurolingua Institute's Mission Statement: The Eurolingua Institute provides group and individual customized tuition in modern languages, paid work experience programmes, internships, and unique immersion programmes living in the teacher's own home.
The Eurolingua Institute currently teaches 11 languages at over 70 schools in 40 countries and at over 150 homestay locations worldwide.
Year Founded: 1993