Join Speak! in Sicily July 2010

On this cool, day morning in Virginia, it is even more tempting to imagine spending Eight Days in coastal Siracusa, Sicily next year, immersed in the natural, cultural, historic and culinary wonders of this most unique Italian region. Together with Marcello Baglioni, owner of AgaVe Travel Creative (one of Conde’ Nast Traveler’s World’s Top 126 Travel Specialists), I have planned an itinerary which promises to introduce you to Sicilian life in an exciting, yet relaxed way. We will do everything from visit towns like ancient Siracusa and Morgantina to exploring Baroque hilltowns to simply soaking up the beauty of life in the bustling fishing village of Ortigia. Italian students will get a chance to practice what they know, while also learning a phrase or two in the Sicilian dialect! (No Italian is required to attend this trip, however.).

Here are the details. Please download the complete itinerary from the
Travel/Study Abroad page of our website.

Speak! in Sicily : Eight Days in Siracusa – July 4 – 12, 2010 (right after Two Weeks in Todi!)

2,000 euros per person (see itinerary for what’s included: lodging in a boutique hotel, daily excursions including market cooking classes, a sailing trip, daily Italian lessons, and more!)

· Nov 25, 05:40 PM

Speak Language Center provided me with a hands-on immersion learning experience that couldn’t have come at a better time. I enrolled in the 40-hr Spanish immersion class to supplement some self-study I was doing to pass the Spanish CLEP exam. I had 4 wks to learn 4 semesters of Spanish! The daily interaction and small intimate class size was the perfect combination to get me comfortable speaking what I was learning. Three days after finishing the course, I passed my exam, and a week after that was nominated to a Latin American post with the Peace Corps!

—April Muniz