Hello! My name is Kimberly and I’m an English teacher from the United States. I’ve always been passionate about learning languages, but after recently moving to Italy, my main focus, of course, is improving my Italian. Over the years I’ve learned Spanish, some French, a little bit of Korean (from the 2.5 years I lived there,) and Italian. Since I happen to have Italian heritage and citizenship, Italian has always been a language I’ve wanted to acquire. I’ve done quite a bit of self-study on and off since I can remember. But of course, I feel I’ve learned more in the 5 months I’ve been in Italy than I have studying on my own. Although I’m surrounded by the language everyday, I would like to be able to communicate more naturally and learn things that will be useful for me in my daily life. However, there don’t seem to be any suitable Italian classes in the area, and I find that iTalki is much more flexible in terms of scheduling. I’m looking for a teacher who offers a good balance between grammar and colloquial conversation. If it’s important, a few online level tests have told me that my Italian level is B1. (I think that’s a bit generous, but maybe you’ll disagree!) Grazie and I hope to hear from you soon!