“ I love the Italian language and culture (I am of Italian heritage) and have always wanted to learn Italian. ”

“ I would like to have this meet up to meet interesting people and share cultures and make friends also ”

“ I am a native New Yorker. I have lived in Florida for 20 years. I love boating. snow which I never see anymore. I enjoy lakes and have scuba dived and love snorkeling. I also enjoy movies,quiet dinners and walking on the beach.. ”

“ Ciao a tutti. sono qui per scambiare qualche parola in italiano sono brasiliana pero mi piache da morrire la lingua, la cultura il cibo e la citta di Roma. Spero di trovari persone che hanno gli stessi interessi. Ci sentiamo. ”

“ I took a few Italian courses in college and fell in love with everything Italian. I promised myself I would see Italy one day and want to start moving in that direction by really trying to learn the language. I cannot find courses around Jax, so... ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I want to meet people. ”

“ It's simple! Improve my Italian. I was advised to meet a native speaker and have a conversation for at least 2 hrs per wk. By regularly meeting, I can finally get over the Beginner/ intermediate hump I've had for a while. daaj217 Y! subject:jaxITA ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I've been wanting to learn Italian for so long and I'm actually working on it now. I think we have more than enough people to start a meet up!! :) ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I woud like to meet more people with similar interests in Jacksonville ”

“ A tutti que parlate bene l'italiano: Qualcuno inizia questa Meetup subito, per favore!!! Come possibile que tante persone volevano questa meetup, ed ancora, non volevano a iniziare???? ”

“ Hello, I just moved last year from Germany to FL and lived over 30 years in Europe . I would like to talk more English :) Also I am very interested in Spanish, French, Italian and other languages. I am 40 years old and near Ocala/FL and often in GV ”

“ Hello I am Maureen. My husband Nick and I are interested in learning about Kayaking, since we here there are may beautiful spots here in NE Fl to go kayaking, but we have never done it before. We would appreciate any advice on how to get started. ”

“ Ciao a tutti Vorrei sapere com'e' la vita In jacksonville per gli italiani che vivono li, oltre la il numero di italiani che vivono li, sto pensando ad andare a vivere a jacksonville.aiuto ”

“ I want these local Meetups because i'm going to ITALY AS AN EXCHANGE STUDENT IN AUGUST 2007 AND I NEED INMEDIATELY TO FIND AN ITALIAN TEACHER TO LEARN THE BASICS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU KNOW ONE CLOSE FROM JAX. BEACH ”

“ I was born in germany and moved the the states when i was 11. I just moved to St Augustine about 3 months ago and i would love to meet other german speakers. I was a nanny for many years, so fellow nannies/aupairs are always welcome to write me! ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I'm Italian but my wife (who is American) would like to learn the language for when we came back to Italy. Ciao a tutti! (Bye to everybody!) Alfonso. ”

“ I'm 1st gen American/Born in Naples/Mom's Napolitan. I speak conversational Italian w/a Sicilian & Napolitan dialect. Left Sicily in 2003 & still keep in touch w/my landlord & my family in Naples. Would love to learn to speak proper Italian. ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I would like to learn Italian. I've taken 4 years in High school (8 years ago), visited Italy in 1989 for 3 month. Would like to be fluent in it. Thanks ”

“ I lived in Italy for 6 months and have studied Italian idenpendently for 2 years... still not fluent!! I'm a foreign language major at community college, wanting to study socio-linguistics. ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I am trying to learn Italian. I have just started reading the idiots for dummy learning Italian and I feel like a dummy saying the words to myself over and over. I also want to make sure I am pronouncing them right. ”

“ To learn more about Italian Language, Culture, and Food ”

“ I want these local Meetups because because I want to learn Italian to be able to speak with my mother-in-law. And to practice my French. ”

“ Hi, I am a native Italian speaker with teaching experience. I am new in town and I am looking for students. ”

“ Hi! I think that these meet ups will be an excellent way to broaden and improve my social skills and have fun doing so. ”

“ i am a beginner, following a dream I put off for far to long. ”

“ I want local Italian Language Meetups because I would like to meet other Italians in the area who are trying to learn or speak Italian. ”

“ I want local French Language Meetups because I want to attain conversational fluency with native speakers. ”

“ I want local Italian Language Meetups because ho visuto a Padova per 6 mesi, sono appena tornata negli Stati Uniti 3 settimane fa. Mi piacerebbe continuare a parlare l'Italiano cosi non lo dimentico. ”

“ I want local Italian Language Meetups because i am italian and i wanna new friends with who i can talk and spend time ”

“ Hi folks!!! I'm from Rome, Italy. I've been living in the States for about three years and....well, I think it'd be just nice to catch up with other italians or with people who'd like to practice/learn the language...so...hope I'll see you soon! :) ”

“ I want local Italian Language Meetups because I want to keep practicing my italian. I used to live in Italy for 2 years and just recently moved to Jacksonivlle. I would say I'm conversational and hope to meet other italian speakers nearby ”

“ I am American - of Italian heritage. I speak a bit and understand better but want to learn more. Just returned from Italy and want to become fluent. ”