"Learning Italian made me who I am today"

Rodney John Lokaj

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Rodney Lokaj, originally from Melbourne, is an associate professor of Italian Philology at the University of Enna Kore, in Sicily, and lives in a Medieval tower in the province of Spoleto.


Rodney Lokaj, originally from Melbourne, is an associate professor of Italian Philology at the University of Enna Kore, in Sicily, and lives in a Medieval tower in the province of Spoleto.

An epilogue that he could have not possibly imagined more than thirty years ago when, by chance, he attended his first Italian class at Swinbourne University- having no previous knowledge of the language- just because he was late with the enrollment.

"The Italian language forces you to deal beauty, it has made who I am today. Being an Italian teacher fills me with pride. It is a beautiful adventure, that I hope will never end."

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