{"id":51776,"date":"2017-09-13T01:18:03","date_gmt":"2017-09-13T01:18:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/127.0.0.1\/aee\/massimos-adventure-story-wicked-experience-connection\/"},"modified":"2017-09-13T01:18:03","modified_gmt":"2017-09-13T01:18:03","slug":"massimos-adventure-story-wicked-experience-connection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/massimos-adventure-story-wicked-experience-connection\/","title":{"rendered":"Massimo&#8217;s Adventure Story: Why this &#8220;Wicked&#8221; Experience Was All About Connection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12492 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_8012-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_8012-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_8012-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_8012-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Today you&#8217;ll meet Massimo! He joined us in the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/Boston\"><em>Urban English Adventure<\/em><\/a><\/strong> in August in Boston.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll find out about one slang word that he learned in Boston and why this trip is all about Connection NOT Perfection.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Massimo&#039;s Adventure Story: Why this &quot;Wicked&quot; Experience Was All About Connection\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GgakA1-KH-U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>How is this trip different from language schools?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Massimo doesn&#8217;t like to visit cities like a traditional tourist.<\/p>\n<p>He has also studied in language schools but this trip was different because in this trip he practiced English in a real environment.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s like driver education.<\/p>\n<p>You want to know the theory but you also need the practice. This program provides that practice!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Which challenge did he enjoy the most?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He liked the Drama Lab. We did a telephone practice activity.<\/p>\n<p>This was something that you cannot do in a traditional language school.<\/p>\n<p>He had to guess the words that the native speaker was saying on the phone.<\/p>\n<p>He also learned some new idioms related to baseball because we went to a baseball game that night.<\/p>\n<p>After this program his mind switched more to speaking in English because he was only with American people and our group.<\/p>\n<p>We were in an American environment the whole time.<\/p>\n<p>Now Massimo is thinking in English!!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>What kind of person should apply to this program?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>People who want to learn more about American culture.<\/li>\n<li>People who want to be more confident speaking English.<\/li>\n<li>People who are planning to build a life in Boston.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>How was the group experience for you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the first challenge we did we had to discover funny things about each person in the group while we ate breakfast together.<\/p>\n<p>This brought people together and we bonded quickly.<\/p>\n<p>We supported each other throughout the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>How would you describe the trip in one word?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Connection&#8221; and &#8220;wicked&#8221; (this means awesome)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Only 12 spots available! <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Apply now for the next <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/Boston\"><em>Urban English Adventure<\/em><\/a> October 19-22, 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today you&#8217;ll meet Massimo! 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