Sicily 2007 - First discoveries of Taormina

I love studying languages and prefer to do it locally on site, in a foreign country. After having completed several language study trips to study Spanish, it was time to learn Italian! So in April of 2007 I embarked on 3 weeks of language studies to Sicily, and I discovered one of the most beautiful spots on this planet. I spent the first week in Taormina, a gorgeous hillside town on the east coast of Sicily and went on excursions to Siracusa and Mt. Etna, Sicily's famous active volcano. All along I enjoyed student life at the local Babilonia Language School in Taormina.

After week 1 I relocated to Milazzo where I joined another language school, Laboratorio Linguistico. Together with 4 other language students and 2 language teachers I embarked on a one week sailing trip through the gorgeous Eolian Islands. This was my first sailing trip and a true adventure. Luckily I had great crew mates, and studying Italian on the outdoor patio of a bar on a beautiful Mediterranean island quickly became one of my favourite activities.

Then I had a few more days left and explored local gems like Milazzo, Cefalu, Catania and small villages in the beautiful interior of Sicily. And best of all, by the end of it I spoke reasonably fluent Italian at intermediate level!

Sicily was a phenomenal experience -- and I am already dreaming of going back...

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• Taormina
• Castelmola
• Sicily
• Italy
• Mount
• Etna
• language
• school
• boat
• trip
• adventure
• Siracusa
• Italian

[BellaTraveler]

Lovely video. I'm planning a trip there, and your video has just confirmed everything I've heard about the beauty of Taormina and Sicily, in general.

[RosaB61]

Taormina is breathtaking! all of Sicily is fantastic..

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[dufffanforever1]

this is beautiful im half italian and i hope to go to italy its beautiful! hope u had fun there!