Speaking Italian

I found my local Meetup group to be a great way to keep up my speaking skills. I've had a look for one in Leeds or York but no-one has organised one yet, despite the large amount of interest. See http:///italian.meetup.com/cities/gb/york Maybe you could be the one to get it started! Good luck. Calum

Thanks Calum,Can't get through to the website at present but I'll follow up your suggestion and maybe get something started in Leeds/York.CiaoPauline

I'm in Leeds also but have only done basic Italian through the OU last year. Perhaps not far enough advanced for you?

Ciao Lorraine. I really need someone a bit more advanced. I have however found that there is a group meets at Borders Bookshop each month. I can't make the June one as I'm in Italy but hope to make July. This might be useful for us both. Have a look ay Borders and/or What's on in Leeds and you will see the dates. Not much detail so not sure of the format of the evening but it may be worth checking out.

Thanks calum - your suggested website meant that I was able to track down my local Italian language club

Hi,as you can see from my name and profile, I 100% ITALIANA. It would be great to start a conversation in Italian. I would be very happy to help you.Feel free to contact me about your troubles with Italian language. Have a look to www.twitter.com/cinguettare , we give italian tips in "tweets". That's not an Italian course online, just a fun way to learn something more about Italian language, expressions, verbs and culture. Hope this helps and that you will find more italian speaking people in the area where you live.Valentina

Grazie mille Valentia. Any problems I shall be sure to make contact. I keep looking for something local so that I can practice my Italian.CiaoPauine

Why don't you try SKYPE? It's free and you can link up with people like me for example who, while not being teachers, do speak Italian and so you could have easy conversations with people who have suffered what you are going through, but now 'have done that' and 'got the T shirt'... and survived to come out the other side. LOL!At least with Skype it doesn't matter 'where' you, or they, are!