Best Italian Foods of 2014

Mangia!!!  

You will learn about these foods and learn to LOVE them, too!!!

http://www.italialiving.com/articles/food-wine/top-twelve-italian-foods-in-2014-the-votes-are-in/

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Days of the Week

LEARN these... Your class Schedule will have the weekday names in Italian!

Dominick the Italian Christmas Donkey - Italian Christmas Song

Dominic the Italian Christmas Donkey  -    

Italian Christmas Song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hR3gMVpl8fw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQrdxtWgHbE

SINGING LIKE CRAZY!!!

Do you Duomo?

Milan's Crowdfunding Campaign... 

Amazing place.




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOoZdGVjgms

http://adottaunaguglia.duomomilano.it/en/spire/s-francesca-cabrini/df2e9163-f205-4fff-8f54-d51e8c1e58a0/

http://www.foritaly.org

Italian Hand Rap Video

We will definitely learn and practice these...

 Speaking Italian without words!!!  

www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2Y-L-dKeEo

Vocab lessons

Italian Vocabulary Lesson for Today.

#EverybodyLovesItalian
www.EverybodyLovesItalian.com

Florence Alphabet...

FLORENCE (FIRENZE) = FUN!

Studenti,  Get some ideas!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGBXCGETrDs

New Jersey to include Curriculum on Italy

Check this out...

http://www.njspotlight.com/stories/14/12/08/new-curriculum-emphasizes-italian-role-in-nj-american-history/ 

Studying in Florence or Italy - WE WILL BE!

See this article about tips on Florence, and Italy in general.

I am so excited to be sharing all of this great information.

The trip will be SOON!

DON'T miss out...


http://selectstudyabroad.com/2011/05/top-tips-for-studying-abroad-in-florence-italy-part-ii/

COEHS Italy Holiday Ad

COME TO ITALY WITH 

VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS!

DON'T BE LEFT OUT IN THE COLD!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRV85vaxE3A&rel=0

Valdosta to Valle D'Aosta 2015

Another: Why Study Abroad article...

 Share these types of articles these with your parents!


 


   

http://selectstudyabroad.com/2011/10/top-ten-myths-about-studying-abroad/

Want to see more stats? Click on the image! Source: coursehero.com

- See more at: http://selectstudyabroad.com/2011/10/top-ten-myths-about-studying-abroad/#sthash.7Shj1rek.dpuf

Why Study Abroad - article reprint

This graphic is absolutely awesome!!!

See the article link to see the whole thing... 

This is a wonderful visual for Santa to see, too!  

http://lifehacker.com/5868371/why-studying-abroad-is-worth-the-expense

Valle D'Aosta at Christmas

The City of Aosta is deck out for 

Christmas, 2014.  So beautiful!  Che bella!

 Buon Natale

Clothing Vocabulary

NEVER pay full price 

unless you are inside a store... 

BARGAIN, 

BARGAIN, 

AND WALK AWAY... 

Making Calls - Language

Why study abroad?

Language Lessons - Congratulations

Latest SA Powtoon Ad

VSU Students -

Come with us! 
Italy 
May 14 - June 9, 2015.

Valle D'Aosta, Venice, Modena, Marano sul Panaro, Florence, Siena, Rome, and Pompeii.

http://youtu.be/L30kRusHI3Y

www.valdosta.edu/studyabroad/italy.php   

or write to me: 

dlmarciano@valdosta.edu

STUDY ABROAD FAIR 11/18-11/19/14

The Dewar College of Education 

and Human Services 

at Valdosta State University

will host its first ever 

STUDY ABROAD FAIR 

in the first floor lobby.

Stop by between 

10 AM and 1 PM

both days for 

cookies and 

hot chocolate 

as you browse 

the tables 

of the various programs that 

VSU offers.

It will be a great event, 

so come on by and check out 

what is new, 

what is interesting,

and what is for YOU!

Raffle Ticket Sale for VSU Study Abroad

"SHE TURNED HER 

'CAN'TS' INTO 'CANS' 

AND HER DREAMS INTO PLANS"

A year ago, the Study Abroad in Italy Program 
was not even 
on the drawing table. 

Now we have 4 students registered.

Fantastico!

REGISTERED Study Abroad Students may pick 
up raffle tickets. 

YOU will be credited with 100% of what you sell!!!

Another GREAT way to defray your travel costs.

This VSU colored SMART car is one of many we saw last summer, 
while my husband and I were planning this trip.

BE SMART...

SELL THOSE TICKETS!

Here's the information:

Travel Voucher Raffle

o   100% of earnings will be applied to the final payment

o   Students will sell raffle tickets:

§  1 ticket for $2

§  20 tickets for $20

o   Raffle for two travel vouchers from Fellowship Travel International

§  1^st Prize - $1000

§  2^nd Prize- $500

o   Travel voucher can be applied to anything Fellowship Travel offers.

§  Airfare (domestic or international)

§  Hotel

§  Travel Insurance

§  Tour packages

§  International Cell Phones

§  Visit www.fellowship.com for more information

o   Students can pick up raffle tickets starting on October 15^th, 2014

o   All raffle tickets and money must be turned in by January 20^th, 2015

o   Drawing will take place around the last week of January

Florence - Firenze

Il Duomo - The Cathedral 

Firenze - (Fyeer - enn- zeh) 

Home of the Renaissance -  the Medici, Michelangelo, Dante, and most of what we know as "Italian" including the current language.

Palazzo Vecchio

Visit Florence 

through these videos. 

Sit back, and 

enjoy la dolce vita - the good life.

https://www.ricksteves.com/europe/italy/florence

FROM National Geographic:
http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/city-guides/florence-italy/

Inside Palazzo Vecchio

and some factual information:
http://www.visitflorence.com


All photos taken by D.L. Marciano ('14)

CINQUE - 5

We now have CINQUE (5) studente signed up for the Valdosta to Valle D'Aosta study abroad trip!!!

FANTASTICO!!!

So here's my advice of the day: 

SIGN UP SOON!

 DON'T LET THIS OPPORTUNITY  

PASTA YOU BY!

That's Amore.. Dean Martin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnFlx2Lnr9Q

Dean Martin - That's Amore

Download from iTunes:http://tinyurl.com/9528jyd Facebook:http://tinyurl.com/bqrjgly http://www.nostalgia-music.co.uk/

YOUTUBE.COM

Pinterest - Tutti Italiano - Everything Italian

Enoteca in Orvieto, 2014

For more Italian, 

follow me on Pinterest, too.

Some photos are mine, others and ideas are from other Pinterest followers. 

EVERYTHING Italian!  Che BELLA!

http://www.pinterest.com/debmarci/tutti-italia-everything-italy/

OLIO!!!

(Agriturismo Acetaia Sereni)  

The olives in Marano sul Panaro are ready!!!  

These are the trees I photographed in June... 








 
Now they are ready for
 picking and pressing into delicious local olive oil.

Here are some photos and the video from our friends 
there:

https://www.facebook.com/video.phpv=732237090191039&set=vb.100002142656678&type=2&theater

These photos are from Sereni's website.

 

Valle D'Aosta, Italy

May 29, 2014

This looks so much like Valdosta State University, it is DESTINED to become part of the Study Abroad Program.

See more...

https://www.facebook.com/ComunediAosta

and 

http://www.comune.aosta.it/it/home

4 girl chair trick

Yes, We WILL be trying this to
 build community with our travelers!


www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQJtV_YLuNE

Aosta Valley

Valle D'Aosta, our sister city, will be our first stop... Check out this short video.

http://www.italiantourism.com/regions.html