{"id":9779,"date":"2020-04-14T13:37:48","date_gmt":"2020-04-14T17:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/?page_id=9779"},"modified":"2020-04-29T13:51:22","modified_gmt":"2020-04-29T17:51:22","slug":"italy-learning-home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/italy-learning-home","title":{"rendered":"Italy: Learning at Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>Get creative<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Organize your art supplies and get to crafting. Consider painting the coastline of Riomaggiore, assembling a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.venetianmasksociety.com\/How-to-Make-a-Venetian-Mask_ep_38-1.html\">Venetian mask<\/a>, or creating your own Italian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lagazzettaitaliana.com\/history-culture\/7637-glass-art-of-italy-mosaic\">mosaic tiles<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Need more inspiration? Check out this <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.museivaticani.va\/content\/museivaticani\/en\/collezioni\/musei\/tour-virtuali-elenco.html\"><em>virtual tour<\/em><\/a><em> of the Vatican\u2019s collections. <\/em><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Pick a film<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Watch a movie that relates to your destination. Some ideas for Italy include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Roman Holiday (1953)<\/li>\n<li>Eat Pray Love (2010)<\/li>\n<li>Life is Beautiful (1997)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Study some history<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Dive deep into the history of specific sites you\u2019ll visit on tour. Ponder the ancient gladiator and ship battles that took place in the Colosseum, icons of the Italian renaissance, or Italy\u2019s turbulent World War II past. Then, tour some of Italy\u2019s ancient history and modern marvels with this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CecZb5DjGKg\">virtual reality video<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Choose a book<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Read and discuss a book that takes place in your destination or describes the local culture. Pick from titles like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>A Room with A View <\/em>by E. M. Forster<\/li>\n<li><em>Under the Tuscan Sun<\/em> by Frances Maye<\/li>\n<li><em>The City of Falling Angels <\/em>by John Berendt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Fill up your plate<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Arrange a potluck and encourage your friends to bring a traditional dish from your destination. Know a chef? Hold a virtual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3AAdKl1UYZs\">cooking class<\/a> with your travel group, or support a local restaurant that offers delivery\/take-out of your destination\u2019s cuisine. Try focaccia, bruschetta, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bonappetit.com\/recipe\/oven-polenta-with-roasted-mushrooms-and-thyme\">polenta with mushrooms<\/a>!<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Learn the language<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Call up a friend or set up a group video chat and practice your language skills. It helps to make flashcards with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.duolingo.com\/course\/it\/en\/Learn-Italian\">common sayings<\/a> to use on the phone or throughout your travels (think about ordering at restaurants, buying souvenirs, and chatting with locals).<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Did you know?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Italy has the most UNESCO World Heritage sites in the world&#8230;there are 55 in total!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>Meet Your Partner in Travel<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Adventure_Italy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-9876\" src=\"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Adventure_Italy-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Adventure_Italy-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Adventure_Italy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Adventure_Italy.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>Tylo has visited over 10 different cities in Italy! In fact, her first day outside of the U.S. was spent exploring the streets of Rome on an Explorica trip in high school. That life-changing tour inspired multiple solo trips throughout Italy. Tylo\u2019s favorite memories include making lifelong friends while exploring Cinque Terre, marveling at the breathtaking views in St. Peter\u2019s Basilica, and relaxing alongside Lake Como. Now back in San Diego, Tylo takes time each week to learn Italian and dreams about restoring a villa in the Italian countryside one day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get creative Organize your art supplies and get to crafting. Consider painting the coastline of Riomaggiore, assembling a Venetian mask, or creating your own Italian mosaic tiles. Need more inspiration? Check out this virtual tour of the Vatican\u2019s collections. Pick a film Watch a movie that relates to your destination. Some ideas for Italy include: <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/italy-learning-home\">Read More &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9857,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9779","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9779","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9779"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9779\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10011,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9779\/revisions\/10011"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9857"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9779"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}