Ciao! I'm Marie and I live in New Jersey in the US, very close to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I work as a pediatric home health registered nurse. I love to travel and have adventures. I have been studying Italian on my own for 20 years and took 2 college courses about 10 years ago, but feel like I have gotten nowhere because I have little opportunity to speak. I have been to Italy twice, and realize that by the end of my trips I was speaking more Italian, but lost it shortly after returning home. I dream of being fluent. There is an Italian speaking club in Philadelphia that I want to join, but it requires more language experience than I have.I am looking for a fun,enthusiastic teacher who is patient, and expects a lot from me, as I am motivated to do extra work to reach my goal. I have may books and use Rosetta Stone. I plan on using italki to find a teacher for weekly video chats. I am new to this type of technology, but just today signed up for a Skype account, and so excited to learn this way!