Anaisa found her love for Italian while playing the piano

Born in the Portuguese seatown of Coimbra, Anaisa Gomes works as a hostess for an international airline and spends her life travelling around the world. But, at every opportunity she returns to Italy for a visit.

Mentre studiava all'università di Coimbra, Anaisa Gomes ha ottenuto due borse studio per studiare l'italiano a Siena e Roma. Source: Courtesy of Anaisa Gomes

Anaisa says that her passion for Italian started while playing the piano. Now she speaks well although she admits that her learning was made more difficult and confusing by the different dialects spoken all over Italy.

Anaisa a Firenze Source: Courtesy of Anaisa Gomes

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