<human>: I was born in Illinois and when I was 1, my family moved to Porto San Giorgo, Italy because my father was playing professional basketball on a team there. I lived in Italy until I was 6 and moved back to the US after he was done playing. I spoke in Italian and didn't know English all that well whenever I came back. Now, the situation is reversed, I only speak English and wish I could remember the Italian.

Recently, I was contacted by a friend of my fathers on Facebook trying to locate him. We spoke a lot and he gave me the contact information of my long lost friend, Galileo, in Italy. He doesn't speak English and I want to reconnect with him.

So, Reddit, what's the best way to fluently learn a new language like Italian? Although it was a great start, I want something other than Rosetta Stone because it doesn't explain the "guts" of the language (verbs, tenses, etc)

Can you provide a brief rundown of the text in within 3 sentences?
<bot>: I recently found a long lost friend from childhood spent in Italy. What's the best way to fluently learn Italian?