Hello, my name is Linda. I am from the United States. I live in Tennessee now but spent most of my life in Florida. My husband and I are "semi-retired". I say that because we live on a farm now and that's a lot of work! LOL I am learning Italian because ... oh why ... because it's in my DNA? I love the language and the country. And, yes, it's in my DNA. It is very challenging as an adult to dive into this but ... wheeeee. I have had Italian lessons and have the basics, BASICS, and I need to move ahead. I need to speak more (gulp) and I need help with (ugh) grammar. I can read and understand FAIRLY well but "on the fly" is difficult. I am looking for an enthusiastic and patient teacher who understands how scary this is but also how committed I am to learning. I need some structure and some path so I can fill in all these holes of some classroom and then learning on my own.