24 May Italian Stallion

Italian tutoring

I am an ——- native offering Italian tutoring this summer in the afternoon, evenings, and weekends. I studied Italian intensively at Georgetown University in Washington, DC (2003-2007) and after graduating got a job in Turin, Italy. I am fluent in Italian and can offer grammar lessons and/or discussion. Please email me if you are interested.

From: Randy Penny
Sent: Mon 5/24/10 9:47 AM
To: res——–@craigslist.org

Bonjourno!

I am dying to learn Italian, and was hoping you might be able to help.  Currently, I only know 3 Italian words:

prego
ciao
prosciutto

Looking forward to hearing back from you.  Arrivederci!

Thanks,
RP

From: Michelle ——
Sent: Mon 5/24/10 11:00 PM
To: Randy Penny

Ciao Randy!

I am so glad you want to learn Italian! How many hours a week were you thinking? Around what streets do you live near? I live out west off of —— but I work every morning more towards —-. I usually charge $30/hour for lessons. We could bring that down depending on how many hours a week you want to do. Please let me know what you think.

Best regards

From: Randy Penny
Sent: Tue 5/25/10 9:38AM
To: Michelle —–

Ciao Michelle Bella!

It’s my intention to quit my job in pest control and learn Italian full-time.  Many of my peers refer to me as the “Italian Stallion” and I feel as though I don’t adequately live up to the designation. I believe that becoming fluent in the language is the first step to changing this, and significantly improving my life.  The 45+ hours a week that I typically spend working, I would like to solely devote to learning Italian.  Does this sound reasonable?  Once I feel that I’ve got a good grasp on the language, especially in a conversational setting, I’d like to become skilled in Italian cooking.  Do you know any good recipes?  I recently attempted to make a meatball (or should I say, “meat-a ball-a”), but the results were less than appealing.  I really like meatballs.  Do you?  Do you need any more information from me?  Hope to hear back from you soon, and I can’t wait to get started!

Thanks,
RP

From: Michelle ——
Sent: Tue 5/25/10 9:50 AM
To: Randy Penny

Randy,

I am only available 2/hrs a week. I can suggest some recipes you could look up on Google – meatballs are actually American, Italians don’t really eat them. My boyfriend is a great cook, so I can ask him for some suggestions. When do you want to start? We could meet in a Borders or Starbucks.

Michelle

From: Randy Penny
Sent: Tue 5/25/10 10:09AM
To: Michelle —–

Michelle,
Quite frankly, if meatballs are American, then that changes everything.  Do you teach Russian? Or Mexican?

Thanks,
RP