Positively Pazzo: Learning Italian and Travels in Italy

Beyond the Classroom: How Italian Lessons Changed Everything

When fifty-five-year-old Michael Francis joins an Italian for Beginners class, he has no idea that classroom chaos is the prelude to a grand adventure.

Armed with unwavering optimism and a tendency to conjugate verbs in all the wrong tenses, he flies to Italy and travels across the country that has captured his imagination.

From hilarious interactions with street food vendors to terrifying mountain bus journeys, his many misadventures demonstrate that sometimes the best stories start with getting everything wrong.

For fans of Frances Mayes' Under the Tuscan Sun, Positively Pazzo offers a refreshing twist on the traditional travel memoir.

This heartwarming tale isn't just about learning a language. It's about a man who realizes it's never too late to become a beginner again.

Pick up your copy of Positively Pazzo today and discover how one man's quest to learn Italian became an unexpected journey of self-discovery, proving that the most valuable souvenirs are not found in gift shops but in the memories we bring home.