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contemp<strong>or</strong>ary culture. Many of them dream of, and later even undertake trips to Italy.Our Consul General, Hon. Marco Rocca, promotes and supp<strong>or</strong>ts frequentin<strong>it</strong>iatives and cultural and exchange events. In th<strong>is</strong> endeav<strong>or</strong>, the Consulate<strong>is</strong> always supp<strong>or</strong>ted by the Societa’ Dante Alighieri -- which in recent yearshas experienced a substantial increase in and development of <strong>it</strong>s activ<strong>it</strong>ies (i.e.courses in language, h<strong>is</strong>t<strong>or</strong>y/culture, culinary arts, wine tasting, and Latin, inadd<strong>it</strong>ion to conferences, readings, expos<strong>it</strong>ions, etc.) -- as well as the other<strong>or</strong>ganizations that facil<strong>it</strong>ate the diffusion and study of the Italian language.The spread of Italian culture has also been aided by the various agreementsestabl<strong>is</strong>hed w<strong>it</strong>h the cultural representatives of the most diffuse Latin Americancommun<strong>it</strong>ies present in Fl<strong>or</strong>ida (particularly from Cuba, Argentina, and Brazil),which have resulted in the proliferation of jointly <strong>or</strong>ganized and mutually enrichingcultural events including film festivals, musical perf<strong>or</strong>mances, and numerousother happenings. In particular, the Societa’ Dante Alighieri enjoys a blossomingpartnership w<strong>it</strong>h L’Alliance Franca<strong>is</strong>e, w<strong>it</strong>h whom <strong>it</strong> shares <strong>it</strong>s new central location.In a land where Engl<strong>is</strong>h and Span<strong>is</strong>h-speakers often complain about the use of"Spangl<strong>is</strong>h," Italian tour<strong>is</strong>ts will be taken aback by the warm welcome they will receiveand by a presentable and evolved Italian language which has become increasingly c<strong>or</strong>rectand prec<strong>is</strong>e. Surely, they will feel much closer to home than the 10,000 kilometers ofAtlantic Ocean that separate Miami from the "bel Paese ove il si' suona."le varie opzioni scelgono l'<strong>it</strong>aliano non solo comelingua ma anche come conoscenza della nostracultura passata e recente, sognando e poi spessoeffettuando davvero viaggi in Italia.Il nostro Consolato Generale, egregiamentediretto dal Dott. Marco Rocca, promuove esostiene frequenti iniziative ed eventi culturali e diinterscambio: in questo é affiancato costantementedalla Societá Dante Alighieri, che negli ultimi anniha v<strong>is</strong>to un grande incremento e sviluppo delle sueattiv<strong>it</strong>á (c<strong>or</strong>si di lingua, st<strong>or</strong>ia e arte, di gastronomiae cucina, di Winetasting, di Latino, oltre aconferenze, letture, esposizioni, ecc.) nonchédalle altre <strong>or</strong>ganizzazioni che si occupano delladiffusione e dell'insegnamento dell'<strong>it</strong>aliano.Molto hanno contribu<strong>it</strong>o anche vari acc<strong>or</strong>di conle rappresentanze culturali delle commun<strong>it</strong>ásudamericane piú numerose presenti in Fl<strong>or</strong>ida,specie Cubana, Argentina e Brasiliana, anche quicon la realizzazione di eventi, quali ad esempiofestival cinematografici o serate musicali, condottiin simbiosi e con larga fruizione recriproca.Particolare é poi la conc<strong>or</strong>de tess<strong>it</strong>ura di rapp<strong>or</strong>ticon l'Alliance Franca<strong>is</strong>e, con cui la Dante condividela nuova sede piú centrale e funzionale.Nella terra dove anglofoni e <strong>is</strong>panofoni lamentanol'uso dello "spangl<strong>is</strong>h," il tur<strong>is</strong>ta Italiano si stupirádella calda accoglienza che lo avvolgerá, da unadec<strong>or</strong>osa ed evoluta lingua <strong>it</strong>aliana, che tendesempre piú a divenire c<strong>or</strong>retta e prec<strong>is</strong>a, e s<strong>is</strong>entirá assai meno lontano di quanto i 10.000 Kmdi Atlantico lo separino dal "bel Paese ove il si'suona".Monique Troncone, CPA P.A.Accounting & Tax Special<strong>is</strong>tsBusiness ConsultantMonique Troncone, CPA P.A.Certified Public Accountant55 NE 5th Avenue, Su<strong>it</strong>e 501Boca Raton, FL 33432-5500E-mail: Monique@Troncone-cpa.comOffice: (561) 417-0308Direct: (561) 910-3112Fax: (561) 417-0803E-Fax: (561) 910-9922

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