Volunteers have served in Italian classrooms and small groups as L’amico preferitos” (“favorite friends”) since 1995.  Now in partnership with the municipal government of Castelvetrano, Sicily, we teach conversational English skills to students in high school classrooms and small groups.  Our new program is near the southwestern coast of the island, in the province of Trapani. The city has a population of roughly 31,000 residents and is famous for its olives and olive oil, cobbled streets, narrow passage ways, ready access to the sea, and unique architecture reminiscent of the past.