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How Dianne Hales Deepened Her Love and Knowledge of Italian to Uncover a Hidden Story

August 18, 2015 By Cher 1 Comment

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In this podcast, I chat with Dianne Hales, author of La Bella Lingua: My Love Affair with Italian, the World’s Most Enchanting Language and Mona Lisa: A Life Discovered. 

I’ve interviewed Dianne before, where we discussed where her spark for learning Italian came from and how this spark motivates her to be consistent in her studies and how she made sure learning Italian would never feel like a burden.

This time, we discuss her new book Mona Lisa: A Life Discovered and how her book research expanded her vocabulary and love for the Italian language.

Dianne is an award-winning freelance journalist and has been a contributing editor for publications like Ladies Home Journal and has written for Glamour, Mademoiselle, the New York Times, and the Washington Post.

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In this episode, you’ll learn:

– How research for her first book, La Bella Lingua, led to a casual dinner with a curator in the palazzo where Mona Lisa’s mother grew up
– How she focused her language skills to develop a specialized vocabulary to complete her research and interview Italians
– The techniques she used to grow her vocabulary (and how she learned helpful phrases + slang from comic books)
– What her first experience interviewing an Italian was like
– How working with people who have a passion for the Italian language helped her to develop her language skills and nourish her interest in the history of the language
– Why she knew it was “worth it” to continue her work, despite the mistakes she made

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Connect with Dianne:

– Her Twitter: @becomingitalian
– La Bella Lingua Facebook group


Listen to the Episode!

Filed Under: 30 Minute Italian Podcast, Interviews Tagged With: 30 Minute Italian Podcast, cher hale, Dianne Hales, episode 178, italian, La Bella Lingua: My Love Affair with Italian, Mona Lisa: A Life Discovered, podcast 178, show notes, The Iceberg Project, the World's Most Enchanting Language

About Cher

Cher is the founder of The Iceberg Project and a passionate learner of the Italian, Mandarin and Spanish languages. In a little town called Vegas, you can find her searching the Internet for Doctor Who and Parks & Rec memes, drinking bubble tea, or talking about how much she loves grammar.

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