I am a retired Canadian wanting to study Italian because 1) it's a beautiful language and I've always wanted to learn it, 2) I'm studying music theory, 3) I'm following Samantha Cristoforetti, 4) Catherine, mia nonna, died in Italy and I grew up half Italian in Toronto, 5) I have a passion for history including ancient Rome and the Renaissance. 6) I hope to go to Italy for an extended stay sometime in the next few years. I am about to reach Level 24 on Duolingo (333 day streak) and I will complete the Italian tree by Spring. I review the basics alot, ma io sono non benessere on the conjugation of anything other than present tense verbs. Duolingo isn't so good at improving my conversational skills, too. I have some some workbooks and dictionaries. I don't watch as much italian tv as I should, but I don't watch english tv either. However, my new favourite hobby is street viewing Italy. I try to review .it sites regularly, per italiano solo un poco, then hit the english button. I'd like to start a local italian meetup, for movie/music nights and food, but my confidence is so not there yet. Adesso, after my 333 day study streak, I feel like I am on a plateau. Is learning a language at my age even possible? Or, am I being defeated by those verbs and just need to push through to some next level? Anyways, for now I am here looking for a tutor to start me up on beginner level conversational skills, via skype.