Open Draft - with Fabio Cerpelloni

In this episode, I have a chat with Lara, the English teacher who founded enbooo.com. You'll hear talk about learning English, pronunciation and accent. Lara also shares her own true story about her first date with Marcos, her Spanish boyfriend. It's exactly like the title of the episode describes it: insane!

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Email me at [email protected] - I reply to every email

I'm also on Instagram (fabio_stolaroid) and Facebook (Fabio Stolaroid).

Join my private email list by downloading my free guide on how to use your own photos and stories to improve your English (stolaroid.com/get-your-guide) 

In this episode, I tell my own true story about a time I told my partner, Aloha, that I was going to visit the Auschwitz concentration camp. This is a story inspired by a photo of us two on top of Mount Igen, an Indonesian Volcano (link below). Confusing, right? I know, but things will become clear as you listen, I promise! :) 

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How to get in touch with me

Email me at [email protected] - I reply to every email

I'm also on Instagram (fabio_stolaroid) and Facebook (Fabio Stolaroid).

Join my private email list by downloading my free guide on how to use your own photos and stories to improve your English (stolaroid.com/get-your-guide)  

No stories today. Just an unplanned reflection on war and the current situation in Ukraine. 

If you're an online language teacher, consider buying Maria Glazunova's book to help a Ukrainian teacher of English from Kyiv. 

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Gino Strada's full speech (en.emergency.it/culture-of-peace/abolishing-war-is-urgently-needed)

How to get in touch with me

Email me at [email protected] - I reply to every email

I'm also on Instagram (fabio_stolaroid) and Facebook (Fabio Stolaroid).

Join my private email list by downloading my free guide on how to use your own photos and stories to improve your English (stolaroid.com/get-your-guide) 

In this episode, I talk with Zdenek, an amazing English teacher and podcaster from the Czech Republic who teaches English through football. Zdenek talks about how he learned English and shares his own true story about his first English lesson at a language school where he'd just been hired in the centre of London. His story is inspired by a photo of him in a changing room. You'll find it on my website (link below).

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How to get in touch with me

Email me at [email protected] - I reply to every email

I'm also on Instagram (fabio_stolaroid) and Facebook (Fabio Stolaroid).

Join my private email list by downloading my free guide on how to use your own photos and stories to improve your English (stolaroid.com/get-your-guide) 

In this episode, I tell my own true story about being an Italian abroad. This is a story that might make you think about your country and people, and it's inspired by a photo of a pizza I took in 2016.  Head to my website if you'd like to see it (link below).  

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How to get in touch with me

Email me at [email protected] - I reply to every email

I'm also on Instagram (fabio_stolaroid) and Facebook (Fabio Stolaroid).

Join my private email list by downloading my free guide on how to use your own photos and stories to improve your English (stolaroid.com/get-your-guide) 

In this episode, I talk with my friend Rebecca, the owner of Inglês Express, a language school in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Rebecca shared her own true story inspired by a picture of her US passport (link below). You'll also hear us talk about travel problems, tropical fruit, falling teeth and being robbed at gunpoint. 

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How to get in touch with me

Email me at [email protected] - I reply to every email

I'm also on Instagram (fabio_stolaroid) and Facebook (Fabio Stolaroid).

Join my private email list by downloading my free guide on how to use your own photos and stories to improve your English (stolaroid.com/get-your-guide) 

In this episode, I tell a true story about a time I went shopping with my girlfriend Aloha. It's a story I briefly told in Italian as a vocal message on Whatsapp to some of my friends. When they heard it, most of them replied, "You MUST tell this story on your podcast!". So, here it is. It's inspired by a photo of me that Aloha took in the shopping mall. Head to my website if you'd like to see it (link below).   

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How to get in touch with me

Email me at [email protected] - I reply to every email

I'm also on Instagram (fabio_stolaroid) and Facebook (Fabio Stolaroid).

Join my private email list by downloading my free guide on how to use your own photos and stories to improve your English (stolaroid.com/get-your-guide) 

In this episode, I tell a true story about an aspect of the relationship I have with dad. We're very different but so similar at the same time. This is a story that might make you think about your dad or, why not, your mom. The photo that inspired this story is a picture of my dad's hands. Head to my website if you'd like to see it (link below).

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The photo that inspired 'Hands' (stolaroid.com/hands)

Would like to practise and improve your English by reflecting on meaningful moments of your life and telling your own personal stories? Check out my new language program here (the language program I talked about in this episode).

Check out Stephen's website and podcast at englishwithstephen.com. It's awesome. He talks about how to learn and learning strategies, something that not all teachers do. And he's got over 20 years of experience as a teacher! Imagine how many students he's helped!

My podcast page on my website (stolaroid.com/stories)

How to get in touch with me

Email me at [email protected] - I reply to every email

I'm also on Instagram (fabio_stolaroid) and Facebook (Fabio Stolaroid).

Join my private email list by downloading my free guide on how to use your own photos and stories to improve your English (stolaroid.com/get-your-guide) https://stolaroid.com/podcast-language-program/

In this episode, I tell a true story about a time I was bullied. I was a kid but I still remember what happened very well. I then discovered something about the bully that had humiliated me. This is a story that might make you think about a time you felt humiliated or, maybe, a time you humiliated someone!

The photo that inspired this story is from 2001. Head to my website if you'd like to see it (link below) 

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The photo that inspired 'Bully' (stolaroid.com/bully)

My podcast page on my website (stolaroid.com/stories)

How to get in touch with me

Email me at [email protected] - I reply to every email

I'm also on Instagram (fabio_stolaroid) and Facebook (Fabio Stolaroid).

Join my private email list by downloading my free guide on how to use your own photos and stories to improve your English (stolaroid.com/get-your-guide)

I spent years of my life far from my family and friends. If you did this too, or if you live far from your dear ones, I think this story will very much resonate with you. If you didn't, this is still a story that might make you think about the place that you call home.

What and where is home? Some people say that home is where your family is. Others say that the whole world is our home. Telling this story made me realise what home means for me and I hope it will help you find your own answers too.

The story is inspired by a photo of an Australian sunset and one of an Italian sunset (link below).

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The photo that inspired this story (stolaroid.com/sunset)

My podcast page on my website (stolaroid.com/stories)

Join my private email list by downloading my free guide on how to use your own photos and stories to improve your English (stolaroid.com/get-your-guide)

How to get in touch with me

Email me at [email protected]

I'm also on Instagram (fabio_stolaroid) and Facebook (Fabio Stolaroid).