Verb conjugation of "iniziare" in Italian

I want to improve my level of English. Have you ever been in the U.S. and in which states have you been? I've been in England, Scotland and Ireland, but unfortunately, I have never been to America.
It was the first time that we were on the Italian side of the lakes. It is amazing to see how different things can be on two sides of the border. People dress and behave differently. It was a great experience. I even used words from Lesson 45.
If you want we can exchange our phone numbers, then we can communicate better. I can then correct your German pronunciation, and you can do the same for my Spanish. What do you think?