Teaching English in ItalyBack to Tefl World

​Lucy, our intrepid teflhub ambassador, arrives in Italy and gets a feel for a city often overlooked by those looking for teaching positions in this amazing country.  What has Milan got to offer?  Apart from beautiful architecture, quintessential Italian cuisine, and a warm and friendly atmosphere?  Read on to find out… 

As far as capitals go, Rome does a beautiful job of summarising all of the intricate parts of Italy. To capture such charm, elegance, grace, flavour and attitude in a single city is impossible, of course, but the Romans have certainly nailed something. Alexandra, a teacher from Germany touched on something that really inspired me. A lot of what is Italian, and in fact, teaching in Italy is based on - ‘Si depende’. It depends. She gets this answer in her classes and witnesses it through her daily life in Rome. Unlike her own culture’s stereotypical preference for defining things with specific answers (something a lot of cultures have in common), in Italy there is a feeling, an action, a way of life, that cannot be confined to one answer or one way or one opinion. It depends - on how you feel, how we feel together - an Italian expression of their flexibility, and their ability to cooperate the opinions and ever-changing feelings of everyone.