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June 2011, we boarded a plane to embark
on one of the greatest trips of our lives. We left as friends, acquaintances, and strangers, but we returned as a family; our Italian Family. For many of us, this trip meant stepping out of our box, leaving home, and trying new things. For all of us, it meant an experience of a lifetime. While the culinary and art students traveled the French and Italian Riviera, enjoying the beach, changes of culture, and the company of five fabulous mentors, the fitness students immersed themselves in the great city of Firenze, studying fitness, nutrition, Italian cooking and photography and learning from inspiring professionals. For these six weeks, we not only grew as individuals, but we grew together in our knowledge, experience, and as a family. This memory book is for you, a member of this family, so you can look back and remember the amazing times we all had together.
Josiah Abbott
It’s not about the places you go, but the people you go with.
Jen Adams
This experience was life changing... so much that I sold all of my belongings and returned to Florence to study photography for another year. This opportunity opened many doors and fostered great friendships.
Jameka Bassette Liz Blume
No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his head on his old, familiar pillow.
Adam Considine
Even now I miss Italy dearly, I dream about it every night.� The best time of my life went by too quickly and I wish that I could go back there every single day that Ive been gone...
Caitlyn Dabbs
Our time together was short, but the memories will last a lifetime.
Alex Escamilla
Sapphire Garcia
Brian Gardner
I will never forget Fabrizio’s obsession with the “mesociclo” which is the italian translation for mesocycle, a 1 month training cycle. When we started at the internship we would jokingly tell on another, “better get int he gym and perfect your mesociclo.
Charlie Huber
Fred Javier
live on purpose
Jessica Kantak
We all take different paths in life, but no matter where we go, we take a little of each other everyhwere.”
Chanelle Kennedy Emily Kundert
My favorite thing about Italy was the people - those who I traveled with as well as the natives I had the opportunity to meet while traveling. It was through these people that I learned what it truly meant to be Italian and it was with these people that I had an amazing time.
Melissa Lee
My study abroad experience has been one of the most amazing things I have done to date. The places we visited were spectacular
James MacPhail
Lauren Marquez Kayla McCaig
Always keep an open mind and a compassionate heart. Take the chances that come your way because in them you gain the best experiences and meet the best of friends.
Maria Munoz Bella Signorina!!
Martha Negrete
Victoria Perkins
What is the fatal charm of Italy? What do we find there that can be found nowhere else? I believe it is a certain permission to be human, which other places, other countries, lost long ago.
Kirsten Rextroat
“life is not about the breaths we take, but the moments that take our breath away.”
Karen Salazar
Rachel Schuttler
“Time spent drinking with friends plays a big part in education..”
Jessica Skupien
Experience, travel - these are education in themselves
Where we have gone. . .
Viareggio Ital
ian
Julie Szimon La Dolce Vita
John Urbanczyk
Lawrence Washington
My memorable moment in Italy: Jessica Kantak serenading me with “Amazing Grace” during a power outage in the Apartment. I didn’t know that small white women could sound like the big fat church lady.
Pietrasanta
Frenc h Rivie ra
Menton
Florence
Rome
Recco
Nice
St. Paul
Arles
Antibes
Pisa Venice
Grasse
Forte die Marmi
Good times are better when shared
Just kickin’ it
Bagno Stefanella
Lorenzo
M anuel
Gonzo
Our Mentors Grace
David
G abriella
M assimo Shelley
David & Gabriella
Luna
M assimo
People we met along the way Cedric
Shelley & Grace
Forte die Marmi
La Capannina
Gilda Filippo
Luna