At Speak! our affiliation with several schools and agencies abroad creates a web of support for the language lover and traveler. Whether you need help planning a family trip to Sicily, finding a suitable program of study abroad (with us or at one of our sister schools) or learning a bit of the language before you go, we can assist – or refer you to someone who can. Most of the programs we create and recommend share our language and travel philosophy : immerse yourself, take it slow, make new friends, get to know the culture and yourself, and enjoy!

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Speak! in ITALY

Two Weeks in Todi: Italian Language and Culture Course

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June 19-July 3, 2010

2011 Dates will be announced in August!

*Dates don’t work for you? Contact us to find out available language-culture programs throughout the year. We can customize a similar course based on your interests and schedule!

READ ABOUT THIS TRIP IN MORE MAGAZINE:
Unforgotten Italy

Join Christina Ball (Speak!) and La Lingua, La Vita Italian school in the hill town of Todi for a glorious two week cultural and linguistic immersion experience in Umbria. For the fourth consecutive year, Christina will lead a group to Speak’s “sister city” of Todi for two weeks of Italian language lessons, cooking classes, artistic-culinary-naturalistic excursions, festivals, magical meals and day after day of idyllic Italian village life. Though there is the option of skipping the language lessons (great for travel companions of Italian students!), the core offerings include:

• 2 weeks (4 hrs/day) of Italian lessons at La Lingua, La Vita (all levels!)
• 2 weeks of Lodging in an independent apartment or with a local family
• 7-8 Field Trips (to places like Orvieto, Castelluccio, Spoleto, Perugia)
• An Umbrian Cooking Class (more can be added, if desired!)
• 24/7 Guidance, Assistance and Instruction outside of class by Christina Ball

As you can see from the slideshow below (click on comment box to read captions,), our Two Weeks in Todi 2009 trip was a glorious success.

And here is the slideshow of our 2008 course (click bottom left to read captions)!

See the full program of Cultural Activities 2009

To convert tuition into dollars, check a currency converter

To get an idea of what you’ll be doing in addition to learning Italian, check out our 2008 menu of Cultural Activities

Find out more about Todi and Umbria

Speak! Partners

Travel Agents

• In Charlottesville, Virginia, we highly recommend Peace Frogs Travel

• For trips to Sicily with a slow, adventurous, off-the-beaten path (but also potentially 5 star!), entirely authentic feel, we support the philosophy and mission of Agave Travel Creative.