Alcala Yearbook 1998

Intersession in Italy

lon3 l radilion of excilin3 cullural educalion, 19 U8D

onlinuin3 lhe Nalional llalian /\me rican Foundalion'

ion 1998 in llaly. The 3roup o f llalian scholar

penl counlless hours sludyin3 lhe hislory,

sludenls spenl ln lerse

i L lhe Uffizi

3eo3raphy, and lan3ua3e of llaly. The lrip included excur ion lo lhe Basilica o f 8ainl Francis in A

olosseum in Qome, and many small

Museum in Florence, Lhe VaLican and

llalian villa3e . Each

ludenl received l he arrnello Manella Memorial 8cholarship from Lhe U8D afft liaLe of Nl/\F. 8cholar hips LoLalled over 29,000. The sludenls were housed in a sixlh cenlury llalian casUe overlookin3 l he hills of Tuscany. /\ccommodalions included privale bed and balhrooms, occa ional hoL waler, charlered Lransporlalion, and a per onal chef named Marla. lnlersession in llaly was a 3real opporlunily for ludenls l o see lhe real llaly. Parlicipanls learned ftr 'Lhand aboul llalian cullure, lan3ua3e and li fe, while havin3 an amazin3 Lime.

By Mall Everell

Pictured Above: Brian Pro e , Mike Casagrande, John L. Murphey, Alethia Bapi , Brian Harvey and Matt Everett at the Spanish Step in Rome Pictured Above Right: Brian Harvey and John L. Murphey battle at the Roman Colosseum. Pictured Right: Brian Proses, Matt Everett, John L. Murphey, Mike Ca agrande, Brian Harvey and Jason Acevedo at the Vatican

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