"My passion for other cultures, for traveling, and for languages was the reason I decided to major in oriental languages and literature at Ca'Foscari in Venice. After university, while I was studying in Japan, thanks to the enthusiasm, inventiveness, and energy of my teachers, I fell in love with the idea of teaching languages and realized that I wanted to help other people love our language and culture the way I do! At the same time I could still learn something new about other languages and cultures from my own students. It was a perfect way to see the world as a whole and not just from one point of view."