I first met Davide about 10 years ago. He was recommended by a colleague of mine who was taking private lessons from him. I contacted him to prepare my daughter for her sophomore year of college in Florence, Italy. She was a student at Pepperdine University. I have been taking private lessons now for a year and a half. He has a gift for teaching Italian. He is passionate about the language and is Italian. He knows the culture. He accommodates to the student’s learning method and teaches at the student’s pace. He is meticulous regarding grammar and pronunciation. His goal is for the student to be able to communicate and sound like a native speaker. My first language is Spanish, and Davide is fluent. He has a degree in Spanish. This has been tremendously helpful. Both languages have similarities, and this has been very beneficial in comprehending verb tenses, sentence structure and other aspects of grammar. Learning a second language has activated a certain part of my brain which hadn’t been used. My memory has significantly improved, and my reading speed and retention is unreal. I highly recommend Davide as an Italian professor.