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Elio Mondello by the sea

Meet Elio Mondello

Elio Mondello, founder of Mondosol
  • ✓Has lived in 6 countries
  • ✓16 years in Norway

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Meet the cast

Six friends host every subject

Lars, Giulia, Kofi, Diego, Aisha and Priya are Mondosol’s fictional cast. They meet at Café Mondo in Hønefoss, and each one hosts a subject, so every lesson, page and post has a familiar guide. They are illustrated characters, not real people.

Lars Haugen — Mondosol story cast

Lars Haugen

Norwegian and life in Norway

A calm former carpenter turned hiking guide. Says little, and every sentence lands.

Sofia Esposito — Mondosol story cast

Sofia Esposito

Italian and cooking

A Naples-born chef who runs the Café Mondo kitchen and feeds people when she is worried.

Kofi — Mondosol cast, hero pose

Kofi

Money and Make Money

A money coach who paid off her own debt with a colour-coded spreadsheet.

Diego Ramírez — Mondosol cast, hero pose

Diego Ramírez

Spanish and music

A street musician who came for one summer festival and stayed. Plays Café Mondo on Fridays.

Aisha Rahman — Mondosol cast, hero pose

Aisha Rahman

Digital skills and studying in Norway

A computer science student who fixes everyone’s phone and notices everything.

Priya — Mondosol cast, hero pose

Priya

Hosting and hospitality

A former luxury-hotel manager who now runs holiday rentals around Hønefoss.

The six Mondosol friends at Café Mondo

From Italian kitchens to Norwegian fjords

Every lesson is grounded in the real world, so what you learn today stays with you.