Greetings from Riposto...

I live in a small town called Riposto, under Mount Etna, the biggest volcano of the Europe. It's a seaside village, in the east of Sicily (close the most famous "Taormina"). Compared to Taormina it's a less touristic city (even if tourists are present especially in the summer), less known but constantly expanding . It's equipped with a great port where the great yachts dock; you can take the train and also a special train, called circumetnea which goes around Etna in 3 hours. All the photos of ETNA volcano are taken from Riposto harbour. The city has a great wine tradition and, like all Sicilian cities, is full of culture, history and art. Unfortunately few people can speak in English, so when tourists arrive there could be communication problems. Many residents are quite old, they speak dialect and not always a good italian, the old neighbourhoods remember the past. The city is less expensive than Taormina, less faschionable but more authentic. I subscribed to this site because I want to improve my English level. Now my level is B1 upper, a bit less than B2. I manage a guest house in my town and I'd like beef up my english skills. It's a pleasure to communicate with other people who come from all over the world. I already met 2 Americans and very kind ladies from the USA. Perhaps I'd like to meet also a British person from the UK (not important if male or female) to familiarise myself with the British accent too. I can and I want help other people with italian. It's a pleasure for me. Greetings from Riposto ;-)

Greetings from Riposto...

I live in a small town called Riposto, under Mount Etna, the biggest volcano in Europe. It's a seaside village, in the east of Sicily (close to the most famous "Taormina"). Compared to Taormina it's a less touristic city (even if tourists are present especially in the summer), it is less known but is constantly expanding. It's equipped with a great port where the large yachts dock; you can take the train and also a special train, called circumetnea which goes around the Etna in 3 hours. All the photos of the ETNA volcano are taken from Riposto harbour. The city has a great wine tradition and, like all Sicilian cities, it is full of culture, history and art. Unfortunately few people can speak in English, so when tourists arrive it can be a problem communicating with them. Many residents are quite old: they speak dialect and do not always speak good Italian, the old neighborhoods remember the past. The city is less expensive than Taormina, less fashionable but more authentic.

I subscribed to this site because I want improve my English level. Now my level is B1 upper, a bit less than B2. I manage a guest house in my town and I'd like to improve * my English skills. It's a pleasure to communicate with other people who come from all over the world. I have already met 2 very kind American ladies from the USA. Perhaps I'd like meet also a British person from the UK (not important if the person is male or female) to familiarize myself (or get familiar with) with the British accent too. I can and I want help other people with italian. It's a pleasure for me. Greeting from Riposto ;-)

*"Beef up" is very informal