Rotary District 5750 Group Study Exchange - Team Italy 2010!

We are a group of 5 headed to Italy from May 6th to June 2nd. We are being sent by Rotary International and our sponsor district 5750 to learn about the cultural, philanthropic, and vocational differences between countries. This is going to be an amazing experience for all involved and we invite you to join us by viewing our blog! Our team members are:

1. Michelle Schaefer: 51 - Edmond, OK
2. Penny Seale: 36 - Oklahoma City, OK
3. Dave Lopez: 37 - Oklahoma City, OK
4. Lacey Callahan: 27 - Oklahoma City, OK
5. Bose' Akadiri: 25 - Oklahoma City, OK


Look forward to more posts from our team as we get closer to leaving for our trip May 6.
Please feel free to email us with questions and requests.

Thanks!
Team Italy 2010

Wednesday, May 12, 2010







We made it to Tivoli. It was a quick 1.5 hour drive from Rome. I am staying at a nice bed and breakfast/hotel. My host family owns the place and I got lucky. Emanuele is a crack up!! He also exports olive oil to the US, but only to the fancy stores that have not quite made it to Oklahoma (Sur la Tab was one of them). Tomorrow, he is taking me to a meat factory. Tivoli is a smaller town where everyone knows everyone. It is famous for the Villa D'Este (wait for the next post) and travertine. Most of Rome was built from the travertine from Tivoli. We had gelato at "the best place in town" and then stopped at Emauele's home to visit. It was very cool to see this old school Tivoli home. He also served us champagne during the tour. A really fun guy!! We later finished with another huge dinner (pizza) with other Rotary members. Great night!! Sono stanco!! (I'm tired!!) This trip is truly non stop and we are worn out!
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