The County of Santa Clara Sister County Com m ission: Th e Du ilio Peru zz i Sch ola r sh ip Fu n d

Scholarship Benef i t s

● Pr ovided an op p or t u n it y t o ga in exp er ien ce ap p lyin g for a sch ola r sh ip & self r ep r esen t a t ion , con t in u ed in ap p lyin g for a r t sh ows an d wr it in g a r t s t a t em en t s

● Help ed m e exp er ien ce & absor b va r iou s a sp ect s of It a lian cu lt u r e

● Pr ovided fu n ds wh ich m ade wor k- life ba lan ce eas ier & en cou r aged a cu lt u r a l r ou n d in g of m y s t u d ies abr oad

● Made m e r ea lize t h e im p or t an ce of g loba lly con n ect ed or gan iza t ion s - h ow t h ey a ss is t fos t er in g r e la t ion sh ip s an d exch an ges t h a t a r e t r an s for m a t ive an d con n ect in g

Enjoying Florence!

M y Study Exper ience and Li fe Abroad In Florence, I t aly

Joyfu l a r r iva l in t h e Flor en ce Per et o la Air p or t

Figu r in g ou t h ow t o n aviga t e t h e cit y

Celebratory w ine at our apar tm ent ! We’r e officia lly livin g in Flor en ce!

Som e fu n an d u n iqu e t h in gs t o see in Flor en ce

CSU IP Florence Study Center

Accadem ia d i Belle Ar t i d i Fir en ze

Accadem ia

Or ien t a t ion Day

Ar ou n d t h e sch ool

Ar tClash 2018 Opening held at Accadem ia in the Sala Ghiber t i , cu r a t ed by a r t is t Mar sh a St ein ber g (wit h CSU IP Flor en ce)

M y paint ing for Ar tClash

Help in g wit h h an gin g a fr ien d ’s p a in t in g in Pa lazzo St r ozz i Cafe

Wander ing Renaissance st reets, The Uf f izi & Calcio Stor ico in Piazza Santa Croce

Even t s an d High ligh t s in Flor en ce

Fi rst Fiorent ina footbal l gam e, Pot ted plants, Fi r st gelato fest ival at Piazzale M ichelangelo

Gal ler ia del l ’ Accadem ia, Loggia dei Lanzi , Basi l ica di Santa M ar ia Novel la, Chiesa di Orsanm ichele

Erm al M eta at Piazzale Mich elan gelo , Bas ilicad i San Min ia t o a l Mon t e

Cem et er y of San Min ia t o ,Su n set s a lon g Ar n o River

Laborator io Di Res t au r o(book con ser va t ion /r es t or a t ionlabor a t or y)

An a t om ica l wax scu lp t u r e

a t t h e Mu seo La Sp ecola d i

Fir en ze

A Snow day in Florence, Studio Ar t students and M arsha farewel l dinner & f i reworks for San Giovan n i h oliday on a r ooft op wit h It a lian fr ien ds

Travel : Explor ing I t aly w i th the Peruzzi Scholarship

Rom aBer n in i scu lp t u r es a t t h e Ga ller ia Villa Bor gh ese, Th e Pan t h eon , Fon t an a dei Qu a t t r o Fiu m i

Venezia

Sigh t seein g, Ch u r ch goin g, Ar t viewin g, Get t in g Los t

Cinque Ter re

Hikin g, s igh t seein g, swim m in g, win e t a s t in g

Lucca

View of Flor en ce fr om Fieso le

Siena & Piom bino

Du om o d i Sien a , Tor r e del Man gia , Tor r e dell' Or ologio , Mar e Tir r en o

What I learned

● Over com in g p er son a l ch a llen ges & h ow t o dea l wit h n aviga t in g n ew s it u a t ion s & p laces

● How t o be m or e d ir ect an d p a t ien t in com m u n ica t in g

● How t o p r om ot e, o r gan ize an d p r ep ar e for a r t sh ows , h ow t o ap p ly & p r esen t m yself for a ju r ied a r t sh ow

● It a lian a r t & h is t or y

● How t o s t u dy a n ew lan gu age an d sp eak it , t ech n iqu es for t wo n ew-t o- m e a r t for m s

Th e wh ole CSU IP Fir en ze 20 17- 20 18 class in Milan o

Does th is scholarship funded t r ip ch an ge m y p lan for t h e fu t u r e?

● Con s ider ap p lyin g for o t h er gr an t s , r es iden cies or sch ola r sh ip s for fu t u r e a r t / edu ca t ion en deavor s

● Get t in g t o kn ow a p lace wh en you t r avel is im p or t an t an d cr u cia l t o im p r ovin g t h e lives of r es iden t s r a t h er t h an bein g an n oyin g t ou r is t s

● I m ade a few fr ien ds wh o will likely com e t o m e wh en t h ey wan t t o vis it t h e US, wh ich m ean s I w ill be able t o h elp t h em exp er ien ce t h e US like t h ey h elp ed m e see It a ly :]

● Bein g m or e h elp fu l wit h in t er n a t ion a l s t u den t s

Thank you

Grazie