Editor’s Note…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..2

Life After LIFE………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...3

What I Didn’t Know Coming to …………………………………………………………………………………4

Emma in Italy…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………6

Italy Without Pasta…………………………………………………………………………………………………………7

Phi Beta Delta…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………9

Chinese at CIMBA………………………………………………………………………………………………………….11

New at CIMBA: Silvia Ziliotto…………………………………………………………………………………………13

Injured Abroad……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..15

Injured Abroad: Parents ‘ Perspective……………………………………………………………………………17

Bike Friendly Italy………………………………………………………………………………………………………...19

Semester Overview……………………………………………………………………………………………………….21

Contributors…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………22 Welcome to the come to love. As Spring 2011 edition our adventures of-the-CIMBA Paderno del Grappa (and changed us, this quaint Undergraduate Newsletter! across) Europe to discover Italian town was a comfort It’s hard to believe the much about themselves and to come home to, a place to semester is drawing to a their classmates in the ground us from the whirl of close, when it seems like short time we spent change within ourselves. only last week we students together. As hesitant as I am to go were stumbling off planes, I greatly admire my fellow back to America after this silly with jetlag, confused students. It took great experience, I am excited to and culture shocked. Now, courage to leave behind all see how an international almost three months later, that was familiar in favor of perspective will affect the we easily navigate public being thrown entirely out lives of the CIMBA students transportation, chat with of their comfort zone. For and me after our return. I Italians in their native many, myself included, this hope we will see the world language, and have seen was their first trip to a bit more clearly, and that wonders that even the most Europe, and many of us we never lose our curiosity detailed description could traveled here alone. No for that which we do not hardly do justice. time was wasted throwing know. As you will see, this us into the accelerated With that, I take my leave, semester has been quite an academic schedule that as birds near my open adventure: a new face allowed for so much travel window beckon me outside graces the CIMBA office; a time. into the warm Italian sun, student faced juxtaposing It is difficult to believe where , its an injury with his desire for that soon we will be rocks, rich shades of purple travel, another spent three returning to America. After and blue, now spotted with months in the pasta capital the initial culture shock, green, greets me. Italy of the world with a gluten Paderno quickly became a seems at its finest on this intolerance. Despite second home to many of us, beautiful day, the weather a challenges, students took and I know I will miss this reflection of this semester advantage of their time in town and the culture I have at CIMBA: meraviglioso. Wonderful.

Aubrey Huff Editor Spring 2011

2 Huff after a camel ride in Morocco

Evan Thomas; At the beginning of the program, we were given a brand new heart rate After an overwhelming monitor. A visual tool on a first week of classes, my projector screen showed tolerance for stress each person on my team’s skyrocketed as I spent two heart rate at any given time, and a half days while also providing skin participating in the LIFE and energy conductance (Leadership Initiative for graphs. During this part of Excellence) program. I the program, we were Aubrey Huff after a camel ride in Morocco learned very quickly just taught to control our what that initiative was. I emotions and channel our incorporated our basic had found myself in a energy into positive actions beliefs and values, and leadership boot camp. according to the basic analyzed and used how we This intensive leadership principles-of Neuro- could further change lives training course was a Leadership. I continued for the better in the future. personal and team-building applying these strategies However, it was almost too commitment that throughout LIFE and after intense to describe, and immediately immersed me the program. knowing everything about into the most challenging This science of leadership this experience would emotional, physical, and dealt with the inner self and lessen its potency should spiritual experience of my psychology of developing a anyone ever decide to take college life. powerful leadership mind, part. I was immediately forced while allowing us to I wish everyone close to out of my comfort zone and incorporate our own me had the chance to into situations where I had spiritual methods to experience something like to let my fears go and be achieve and formulate this, as it was truly three of passionate about who I am strategies that fit us, and the most unbelievable days as a leader and a human pushed us towards our full in my 19 years of life. being. There was no faking potential. As many were Ultimately, we were it, playing the part or doing Christ followers as I am, we molded into being leaders just enough to get by. I had found our self- with people, and not to to continuously give 100 reinforcement through His people, and that is an percent and be real at all presence, while others used experience I will always times so I could break other thought rationalities value. through my barriers and to drive thought processes After graduating from struggles to see my goals and monitor their behavior. LIFE, my team and I more clearly. I could endlessly discuss celebrated our the lengths to which these achievements and our bond processes were connected, as a team. We shared our how they drove us to our gratitude for the program, passions, and forced us to one we will always cherish, create a vision and mission but one we hope we’ll never statement that have to do again.

3 Team 1020 celebrating their success

Kayla Foley; University of Kansas

When moving to Italy, I knew that there would be many differences from America. I was prepared for the language barrier. I also knew that not having a car meant navigating public transportation systems. I was even grudgingly resigned to the fact that the Internet was not going to be high speed and that, unless I was in a major city, my favorite fast food was not electricity is an expensive In Italy, there is a specific going to be an option. commodity and, as a result, code of conduct for which All that being said, I was few places have clothes waste bin you place each still shocked when I dryers in them. This means product in. After months encountered-these that as you travel around here, I still can’t keep track differences and many Italy, there are almost of the many different types others: some good, some always clothes hanging out of trashcans. questionable, and some just on lines. Coming from a Luckily, the maids plain silly to me. Still, of all place where you decide to employed here on campus the differences, four things do your laundry one minute sort our trash for us, but in have stuck out to me the and the next you’re folding public I’m always afraid to most, so if traveling to Italy, and putting it away, the throw trash away because bear these in mind. thought of the laundry I’m never really sure if it’s Drying Clothes: In Italy, process being an all-day the right trash can or not. event is seriously Usually, I just end up daunting! sneakily tossing it in Recycling: Back whatever random waste bin home in the States, I I can find, then tiptoeing have a pretty simple away like a fugitive. method for disposing Crosswalks: Crosswalk? of waste products. If What Crosswalk? In Italy, I’m through with people drive very something, or I don’t differently than in the want it anymore, I United States. The simply throw it away. American concept of a End of story. crosswalk, does not apply

4 to Italian drivers. I can’t only about many count the number of times new cultures but that I have nearly been also about myself. It annihilated on a crosswalk amazes me that a by a speeding car! At home, few short months, I can walk out into the halfway across the street, right in front of a world could open moving vehicle, not my eyes to aspects doubting that they will stop of my personality and wait for me to cross. In that I had never Italy, I look both ways, even considered twice, and if I can even see a before. These shadow of a car in the moments have not been few distance I bolt across the and far between here. I’m road! so grateful for the Produce:Many Americans opportunity I had to study made this mistake, only to in Italy at the CIMBA incur the wrath of an angry campus. I could not have shopkeeper. In Italy, it is imagined a more beautiful practically a sin to touch place to live and produce sitting out on the explore. Though very shelves. Rather, you ask the different from home shopkeeper to pick it for and hardly what I you. Luckily, I was warned expected, I’ve loved before committing the every minute of the heinous crime myself, but challenge of learning future travelers be warned, about the Italian if you should decide to have culture. some fresh fruit or veggies while in Italy, per favore, non toccate il prodotto! During my sojourn in Europe I have learned not Produce in Naples

5 Emma Detwiler; State of Delaware strange but very amazing

people who enjoy what Living in Italy for a they do and who they are, fourteen year old is truly such as Katy Jo, who is amazing! I have the always cheerful, Anna, opportunity to travel who works very hard but around Italy, France, and can also be laid back. As other places in Europe at well as the guys: Jayme, such a young age. Not a lot Ilya, Dan, and Uros, who of fourteen-year-olds have concentrate but can also the chance to do that. My have fun. I also can’t mom is a professor at forget the RAs who are just did things hundreds of CIMBA teaching Business wonderful people and years ago. Cinque Terre is Communication-and include me in very fun my favorite place in Italy. Intercultural activities. The water is so blue and Communication, so I see a People are only one side always warm. It is so lot of college life. of the experience I get to pretty! I also get to help out in the have. I also get to eat I do believe I am one of Undergraduate-Office, wonderful food, which is the luckiest kids on earth which teaches me a lot great because eating is my and I owe it all to Al Ringleb about what a real job is like. favorite thing to do! I used and Cristina Turchet for I am called the “Office to like fast food until I making it possible for me to Ninja,” a nickname the tasted really healthy and be here! So thank you! office staff gave me. They very good Italian food. It do not even know why, for changed my life! Pizza, sure. Helping in the office is pasta, grilled vegetables, a very fun job because I get and Tuscan steak are all my to hang out with some very favorite foods, and I eat them all the time here. Travel also changed my life. Every place I go to is different and beautiful! Each culture is different in its own way and makes me wonder how people

Emma Detwiler in Nice, France Emma Detwiler and her sister Abbey at 6 Carnevale in Holly Spier; foods that the typical ravioli, pastry shop breads, American or Italian diet and brick oven pizzas, but revolves around. It is they must have some The cafeteria aroma fills something that developed people who don’t eat the beautiful mountain air about a year ago, so I know gluten. How do they each afternoon and how all of those foods taste; survive? evening. Regardless of the I just can’t eat them. It was my mission to come side dish, green salad, and As a restaurant to Italy and discover a meat option, there is always major, I am a different side of Italian the reliable staple: white natural born “foodie.” I foods. I wanted to show the pasta with red sauce. love food: the texture, world that fresh produce, Although meals don’t colors, smell, taste, variety, risotto, and polenta could always receive the best appearance; everything sustain a person with this responses, a condition, especially typical CIMBA one who decided to student eliminate meat from mindlessly grabs her diet as well. I the tray, a dinner hoped to discover roll, some pasta, a different food pork chop, and options that people some pudding. It do not know about, is a meal that will and introduce it to appease the mass America in my audience, vaguely future Gluten Free reflecting Italian Italian Restaurant. I cuisine. about it stirs up an had a whole vision What if pasta was taken ingrained passion. Cooking planned out in my mind, out of the equation? What and tasting are my two and was set on discovering if you could not eat pasta, favorite pastimes, so the these secrets in Paderno del bread, pudding, meat, limiting factor of foods is Grappa. croissants, or pastries? hard to handle. Unfortunately, as I Why would you come to At home, “gluten free” received my first CIMBA Italy? labels flood grocery store meal, I discovered that this This question arises every aisles. Fitness freaks vision would be harder to time I enter an eating choose not to eat the conquer than I had establishment; it easily ingredient because they feel expected. My first meal was becomes the topic of dinner like it is healthier to avoid comprised of peas, an conversations. Studying it. Rice pasta sits next to apple, and cheese because abroad for a semester in the Barilla, and Betty Crocker the other options were full land of pizza and pasta is a released their own line of of gluten. After a few days challenge. gluten free cookie and cake of these patterns, I spoke Because my body sees mixes. It is well known that with Silvia Ziliotto and the gluten, the protein found in Italian cuisine is comprised chefs so I’d be able to eat wheat, malt, and barley, as of linguini, rigatoni, lasagna, something of sustenance. a poison, I cannot eat the Everyone was

7 accommodating, but the villa on the Amalfi coast, I addition of rice and am still on a quest to steamed veggies didn’t help discover these culinary my career prospects. secrets embedded “Senza Glutine”, or without somewhere in this magical gluten, became my typical country. Thus far, I have Italian phrase in all eating come across some fantastic establishments. I’d inform seafood risottos, servers to tell chefs of my countless cups of café sensitivity, so I would not lattes and hot chocolates, get sick from their food. limoncello, the famous More often than not, gelato and most servers understood my importantly, Nutella. My concern, but my only goal is to discover more options were to turn to meal options, but for now, meats, which as a a diet including at least vegetarian, I opted not to one scoop of hazelnut do. I was disappointed to gelato each week is just learn that my visions were fine with me. not a reality. Studying abroad in a foreign culture requires a person to adapt to many different aspects of their average lives. It brings us out of our comfort zones and points out the little things that set us apart from others; these small factors are how we define our culture. As I sit in a

Spier with a 8 gluten-free snack were there to help set up money to help Phi Beta Ben Lockin; the event, serve the wine Delta make these and cheese and assist with purchases. Beta Delta the teardown. It was a greatly appreciates their Phi Beta Delta (PBD) great event. Dr. Al Ringleb, generosity. is a co-ed honor society on through his many years of The main community campus with the purpose of wine research, was able to event PBD did this semester helping the community entertain the crowd with was a volunteer project at while at the same time his knowledge and the Cooperativa in becoming a close and experiences with wine. . The cohesive group of friends. Everyone left that evening Cooperativa is an adult It has been offered as an with a greater autistic community where extracurricular activity at understanding of wine, the autistic adults as well as CIMBA since the spring of constant work that goes social workers live. In early 2004. It was also the first into its production and the March, PBD took five international chapter of importance it holds in Italy. members to help volunteer PBD when at this it was wonderful founded. organization. This Though I was semester, not able to like the attend, one semesters student who before it, went, Jackson PBD Gibbon, sat worked to down with leave a me and positive shared his stamp on experiences. campus and the community We also worked to increase Jackson mentioned that as a whole. the sports equipment on while he was there he was To fulfill its goal of campus. Through able to interact with an community service, PBD discussions with the CIMBA adult one on one. Besides sponsored and helped with staff and student polls, it simply being a friendly face, the wine tasting seminar on was decided that there was Jackson and other members March 7th. PBD members a dire need for another assisted with arts and football, new tennis balls, crafts. Everyone had a and yoga mats. Part of great time and was able to each member’s dues went give back to the community. into a fund to help Due to the success of Phi purchase the new Beta Delta’s first visit, it equipment. This also could sounds like a nice not have been possible relationship between the without the help of Cristina Cooperativa and Phi Beta Turchet and Terra Schaad Delta will continue for who donated their own years to come.

9 Robert Donohue – – at Initiation Ceremony Members of Phi Beta Delta at Tiramisu Making with Professor Marin

In addition to these past events Phi Beta Delta will have many upcoming events for future CIMBA students to look forward to. One of our many events this semester was making tiramisu. Keep your eyes peeled!

PHI BETA DELTA MEMBERS

Brittany Avant Drew Clement Vanessa DiStefano Rob Donohue Danny Fabinski Jackson Gibbon Allison Hardy Katie Holt Ben Lockin Drew Clement with Professor Jordan Lohf Marin Joshua Magness Jodi Manternach Karen Peters Matthew Powell

Ben Lockin sampling his work

Allison Hardy with Professor Marin

10 Lin Sun; University of Iowa fairly narrow streets, and dogs in almost every “So you are from China, household. studying in the States, and There are more fun now you are in Italy. That’s details here: the adorable studying abroad abroad?” small cars, and the Well, I am. This kind of elegant Catholic statues question always makes me everywhere, and I just proud of myself, and now I love the cute shutters am telling you that studying and flowers on the abroad is super cool! It is windowsills. It is a very even more fascinating to peaceful small town to take an American study live, rest, and study in program in Italy as a between my trips across Chinese student. Europe. It has nice I travelled from Iowa City weather, moderately to Chicago to Madrid, then moist, a little cold (but done a very cruel thing to Venice to Bassano, and then not as crazy as Iowa). Fog me. I doubt whether I can finally arrived in Paderno appears now and then and appreciate any other ice del Grappa, my base camp makes the sunshine soft cream from outside of Italy for three months. The and gentle. It is delightful any more. Now ice cream minute I saw it, I had a to wake up every morning from the States seems too hilarious sense of its to bells from the local sweet and that from China similarity with the church and then enjoy a is too bland for me. Nothing countryside in China. As a glance of the beautiful is comparable to the gelato city girl, I do not have a lot Monte Grappa through my here, which has the most of authority to say that, but window, if she doesn’t hide rich, creamy; there is no at least it matches my herself in a fog. way I can describe it in perception of Chinese Despite all that beauty, English. It will be one major countryside—old two or the bells from the church reason for me to feel sad to three story buildings, barns, are interesting enough for leave Europe. me. They are nothing like Also, it happened to be the the long, rich philosophical Chinese Spring Festival in bells I was used to from my third week here. A temples in Asia. The bells group of Chinese students here are a more delightful and a couple of professors “ting-ting” sound, which is went to a Chinese pleasant. I feel like I’m restaurant to celebrate it living in a sweet European together, so I’ve dream here. experienced an interesting As a big eater, food is too comparison between the important for me to not talk Chinese restaurants here about. Besides well-known and those in the United pizza and coffee, Italy has States. Maybe it’s only some

11 Lin Sun enjoying food locally individual cases from my this, which is great as a limited experience, but I Communication Studies prefer the Chinese food major. Also, I’ve learned to here. Though it is still make plans, decisions and modified for local taste, it is coordinate between fellow much more similar to what travelers. Now I am better I have in China. organized and more On the spring festival, we mature. had sweet and sour soup, This is my experience of spicy tofu, and some CIMBA as a Chinese steamed fish, which is a student, studying in little hard to find in America, studying in Italy. I America except in the enjoy myself; I eat; I learn,

Chinatowns of big cities. and I grow up. I hope you

The other dishes, which I do too! can find in the United States, were more Americanized. (I‘ve I never had any Orange Chicken in China before!). And the dumplings we usually eat for the Chinese New Year here are delicious. It was a nice celebration away from home this year; it was just funny for me to speak English for a whole evening while celebrating a traditional Chinese New Year. Besides all the enjoyment, I have learned a lot here. Lin Sun and friends on a day out in Venice The most important difference for me to study abroad in the United States and in Italy is that while I speak some English, I speak no Italian at all. So it takes a lot of effort to ask for directions or order food in restaurants. I just make full use of all my nonverbal language and every single Italian word I know. I think I’ve improved my Students, Professors Paula Fitzgerald and Roy Pettibone and Office communication skills by Ninja Emma celebrating Chinese New Year in

12 Aubrey Huff; graduation, she found manages campus issues and University of Iowa herself drawn to CIMBA. acts as a translator for She pursued her office American students needing Winter melts into assistant position after to visit the nurse, who spring as the CIMBA being told about it by speaks only Italian. She also Undergraduate campus in longtime friend and CIMBA organizes program Paderno del Grappa Campus Coordinator and schedules and formal welcomes new students. LEAP coach Anna dinners for the students, The business, journalism, Fiumicetti. and works closely with the and communications “I was fascinated by the cafeteria and maintenance majors are not the only new CIMBA program and by the staff. Her day ends at six in presence on campus. A new good reputation CIMBA the evening. undergraduate office had,” Silvia said. Silvia recently graduated assistant joined the CIMBA Silvia also considered this from the Leadership staff this past January. Silvia job the perfect opportunity Initiative for Excellence Ziliotto, a Paderno native, to practice her English, a (LIFE) program at CIMBA. fills this role with pleasure. language she has been Offered to CIMBA students, Silvia, 25, was born in studying since middle professionals outside of Paderno del Grappa. CIMBA, as well as She is the second of Silvia, made up the three children and the last group of only girl. Silvia’s graduates. mother is retired; her When asked about father is a bus driver her experience with for CTM. Silvia’s older LIFE, Silvia lights up. brother, now 30 years “I was curious about old, no longer lives at the program because home, but Silvia still many people spoke lives with her parents. about it, but did not “I lived with my school. This is a very apt tell me what exactly it family in Paderno since I consideration, as Paderno was. Furthermore, I was a child. We are very del Grappa played host to thought it was necessary to attached to this place,” about 180 American know what CIMBA offers to Silvia said. students during the Spring its students,” she said. Silvia spent the last 2011 term. Already a program not for several years studying “I’ve always liked the faint-hearted, LIFE was English and German [English]. It is a beautiful even more difficult for literature at the University language. Also, English Silvia because English is her in Trento. She enjoyed how literature is one of my second language. The first different the languages passions,” she said. part of the program were, though they A typical workday for surprised her, and she was originated from the same Silvia starts at nine in the a little afraid of how the base language. In college, morning, when she arrives program started, but after Silvia wanted to be a at the office and opens it up. two days, she was happy to teacher, but after Throughout the day, she have taken part.

13 Silvia Ziliotto and Campus Coordinator Anna Fiumicetti

“It was an extremely own study abroad intense experience that has experience in her allowed me to make new hometown. friends, to know somebody “Every morning, else’s life and work I wake up, and I experiences and the chance am curious to to know myself better,” she learn something added. new,” Silvia said. Silvia’s experiences Another aspect participating in LIFE are of her job that of them has something just parts of what she loved Silvia loves is her co- special,” Silvia said. about her time on the workers. Most of the CIMBA Silvia’s closeness with her CIMBA campus so far. office staff members are co-workers is also a Ultimately, her favorite part American graduate concern to her. The of her job is the chance to students, studying at the graduate students working connect with the CIMBA graduate campus in in the office study and work undergraduate students. , a town not far from in Italy for only two years She is fascinated by Paderno del Grappa. It is a before they graduate. She learning about the habits challenge working with worries that she will not be and culture of American them at times, Silvia says, able to leave them when the students and find their because they speak so time comes for the graduate behavior interesting. For quickly with strong students to return to the example, Silvia finds it American accents that she United States. funny that Americans never feels she must ask for a lot Despite her fears, Silvia seem to be cold. She points of repetition. maintains that the day she out that the students wear Despite the occasional met her colleagues was one shorts and t-shirts in the language barrier, Silvia says of her favorite moments of winter, and they almost working with the staff her job so far. Her other never carry umbrellas. members is “super favorite memory was the Americans’ focus on amazing.” day the students arrived on timeliness and exercise is “I have been here since campus, the opportunity to also interesting to her. January, but it has been like get to know them arriving Working with Americans, working here for years. I as well. In all, Silvia is Silvia said, is like having her feel affectionate towards happy with her job here, them. They are like and values every another family,” opportunity to expand her Silvia said. knowledge and help the Her co-workers students. impressed her early “This is the beginning of a on in her job new experience and a new because they are so part of my life.” different from each other, yet they are close friends. “I esteem them because every one Silvia Ziliotto organizing student activities 14

Doctors and nurses took me able to travel through Taylor Dorman; to room after room, Europe? Will I be able to University of Kansas speaking Italian to me. I walk in the next three was so out of it at the time, months? All the questions I As the pass came my way, from the shock, the pain had could not be answered all I could think about right away, but once was scoring a goal in the Campus Life Coordinator pick-up soccer game full Katy Jo and my friend of guys that don’t play the Alex joined me at the sport. I went in for the hospital, I knew I wasn’t shot, my leg slipped, and going home. The CIMBA the rest is a memory I staff reassured me that I will have forever. That could still study and that day, I dislocated my everything would work ankle, broke both my itself out. tibia and fibula, and tore That Monday, I went all the tendons and into surgery. They cartilage in my ankle. numbed me from the I sat there with my waist down. I was awake friends around me, during the two-hour waiting for the surgery. A sheet over my ambulance to come. It head blocked my view. I had to be 30 minutes didn’t feel anything, but it before it came and put medication, and the speed was weird because I could me in. My friends couldn’t at which this all was feel them pulling my leg come with me; Katy Jo from happening; I had no idea and could hear everything. the front office gave me my what was going on. They The doctors inserted a rod passport and insurance then told me my surgery with eight screws into my card, and I was off on my would be on Monday. It was leg. Once I found out that I own with the CIMBA car Thursday at the time. Until I would be in the hospital for close behind. At this time, I got on the phone with longer than a week, my dad had been in Paderno for Assist America, I did not decided to come [to Italy] three days, with no phone. I know anything that was and be with me. had maybe talked to my going to happen to me. Am I Looking back on those parents a couple times on going to go home? Will I be days, I think about all the Skype. Now, I support I received was being from my friends, and taken to a the CIMBA students hospital in Italy and staff. I had at alone with a least one teacher and terrible injury. CIMBA helper visit The first night every day, and Al and at the hospital Cristina took my dad was the worst. out to dinner to show

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Taylor Dorman in Monaco him Italian food and wine. and it has been a journey That meant so much to me. that I will never forget. After ten days in the My family has been great hospital, I was back in my emotional support for me room in Paderno. during this journey. My Fortunately, American friends have been the best crutches were found for me group of people I could ask to use, which got me a lot of for. It is not easy to travel weird looks from with someone who can’t Europeans. Once back, I got walk for three months, but to start the semester. they did gladly. I am so At first, I was not in thankful for everyone that “crutching shape.” Going helped me through this from one class to another injury. I met some amazing was very tiring. As the people through it. weeks went by, though, it I am starting to walk a started getting better and little each day, but I still use better. my crutches. Hopefully, I The injury did not stop me will be walking off the plane from doing anything when I get home. Until then, abroad. I crutched though I’ll just keep on crutching. seven different countries, from Hungary to Monaco. I went everywhere I wanted to go. I saw tons of places; my favorites are Dublin and Monaco. One thing I realized is that Europe is not handicap- friendly. Nothing is on one level. Restaurants are upstairs; bathrooms are downstairs. A lot of the time there isn’t an elevator, but I just did it. I kept on going. I went up and down more steps than I could imagine,

16 Case & Jennifer Dorman someone from the hospital we could speak with but Taylor’s room, the emotion Four days in to our son there was no one available struck me. I was there now. Taylor’s Italian study at the time. We had to make I could support him and abroad adventure, he had a a decision; do we ask that help him through this real adventure. The phone he be transported back to challenging time. The rang at 1:15 in the the States for the surgery? hospital was quiet over the afternoon, 8:15 pm in Italy. We were not sure how good weekend. We never saw a It was a young lady from the healthcare would be doctor, only the nurses Assist America calling to and if we could trust the coming in to give him pain inform us that Taylor had surgeons in Italy to repair medicine and food. It was an accident and was in the the ankle as well as we challenging trying to hospital in Italy. It was his knew they could in the communicate with the ankle. He nurses and had hospital fractured staff. They it playing did-not soccer, speak and it was English pretty and-we serious. certainly She could-not informed speak us that he Italian. was safe Monday and stable morning and that came, and we would be receiving a call States. If we allow them to they arrived to take Taylor from someone at the operate, should we be with to surgery; again, there was hospital in the next few Taylor for the surgery? It no one to speak English to, minutes. My wife and I was a broken ankle, but it only the nurses that we hurried home to receive a was severely damaged. We spoke to using hand signals Skype call from Katy Jo with made the decision to go to primarily. They wheeled CIMBA. She was with Taylor Italy and be with him Taylor off to surgery and at the hospital and was able through the surgery. signaled for me to wait. to let us speak to him and to Case arrived on Saturday, Almost four hours later, see him. This was two days after the accident they wheeled him back into incredibly reassuring, to be had happened and was the room. There was still no able to see him on Skype greeted by Renato, a driver one to talk to, no one to say made all the difference in for CIMBA, at the Airport. the surgery was successful us feeling comfortable that He was very helpful or that they were pleased he was OK. He informed us although he did not speak with the results. We waited that the ankle was severely English; he knew what had and waited. Four hours fractured and was going to happened to Taylor and later, they came to take him require surgery very soon. drove me to the hospital to x-ray his ankle. I walked We asked if there was right away. As I walked into down to x-ray with him and

17 John Stout, Adam Rock, Taylor Dorman, Alex Cowan, and Patrick Hayes in Monaco

on her way supported us so well and Anna through this journey. It was arrived about an experience that we will 40 minutes remember always and the later. Well, it staff and the whole CIMBA turned out family were truly that x-ray remarkable in their support techs are paid of our family. to take pictures and With Sincere Thanks, not to read Case and Jennifer Dorman saw the x-ray tech. I asked them. The him if he spoke English, and surgery went well, and Editor’s Note: As of this he said yes. What relief! I Saint Anna helped us newsletter’s release, I am could finally find out how through the communication pleased to report that the surgery went and if the challenges at the hospital. Taylor no longer needs ankle was going to be OK. Five more days in the crutches and was cleared to He took Taylor into the hospital, and we were in a walk by doctors. room and was back out in cast and on our way back to 10 minutes. He showed me Paderno Del Grappa where the x-ray and said he didn’t Taylor could resume his like the results. He was school and begin his worried that one of the pins recovery. was misaligned and that We would like to thank Taylor might need another Dr. Al, Cristina, Anna, Katy surgery to correct this. Talk Jo, Dan and all of the staff about taking your breath and professors that away. We were both very upset and definitely did not want to go through another surgery. I called Cristina with CIMBA on the phone and asked if she could send an interpreter to help us communicate to the hospital. She said Anna was

Taylor & Case Dorman following Taylor’s surgery at Castelfranco Hospital 18

regions, gathering Roger Chope & Anne information before we Morrow; come and then more while Portland State University here. Our bikes are road bikes; they do have a little We have been fortunate to wider profile tire than some come to Italy to teach at road bikes but they are not CIMBA for many years, and, meant for off-road trails. for the last four, both of us Mountain bikes open a have been here for the whole new territory for spring term and brought adventures, and while we our bikes. We have travel have been tempted to bikes made by an Oregon switch, we are committed (Eugene – that would be road bikers. University of Oregon Our first year here, 2000, territory) company, Bike we rode primarily from our Friday. They make an array apartment in Paderno del of various small wheel Grappa. One day, we Adige to the . The bikes that you dismantle, realized we could fold the path is accessible at many carefully pack in your bikes, carefully load them in points and is dotted with suitcase, and then walk to the Fiat, and drive to other Bicigrills – bike stops with the ticket counter dragging regions. Our first discovery some food and drink. The what appears to a rather outside of the Veneto was path follows a riverbed so heavy, hard shell suitcase. Trentino, which shares the the hills are minimal, the Every time we return, one western border of the views terrific. of the experiences we look Veneto. It is a terrific region Another very bike friendly forward to is more biking to bike in. There is a bike region is Alto Adige. The and more exploring. trail that runs from the region is just north of Each year, we find new northern border with Alto Trentino and shares a territory and new border with Austria. Bike places to ride – either paths cross the region from here in Paderno both north to south and del Grappa or other east to west. There are regions. This year we several long rides that can discovered new paths be combined with the in Alto Adige and train. We took the train spectacular views from Merano to Malles, from the Slovenian - some 80 km., and rode a Italian border in well maintained bike path Friuli… but more on back to the start. In that later. spring, we rode through Over the years, we apple orchards that were have cycled in several

Professor Roger Chope on a bike 19 trip in Alto Adige just beginning to blossom and it is nice to ride on flat and past asparagus fields ground for a change. that were just being Riding from school means harvested. We saw much going down and coming white asparagus, which gets home on a steady hill, but its color from being covered both and nearby and enjoy the position Italy with black plastic until it is Montello have been holds in the biking world. pulled from the ground. Of wonderful places to ride. It’s time to come back and course, we ate that There is lots of bike traffic. visit, get on a bike, and see asparagus with almost Many teams from nearby our part of Italy in a new, every meal. towns train here. We listen exciting way. A region we always return for the bullhorn shouting “a to for rides as well as food, sinistra”, “a destra” which drink, and history is Friuli. means a team is coming The region is the most fast, and we need to quickly Eastern part of Italy and pull to the side of the road shares a border with to get out of the way. Slovenia. While there are In general, we have found fewer road bike trails, the drivers to be roads are good, and auto courteous, with traffic seems willing to good bike share space with bikes. We awareness. We visit Grado on the sea and avoid major roads ride paths there that wind and stay on routes through the lagoon. Even in that have less winter the weather is mild, traffic and some shoulders, and we rarely experienced problems with Italian drivers. We think they are used to bike traffic One of Chope and Morrow’s small wheeled bikes outside of a bike grill

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The following is a recap of the semester from Campus Coordinator Anna Fiumicetti. Anna has been the campus coordinator for the past seven years. She oversees the various programming and organizational needs of the campus and manages the Campus Life Coordinators and Resident Assistants.

 184 students attended the session, 87 females and 97 males. This represents a 28% increase compared to last year.  The students came from 22 different universities across the United States, including 42 from University of Kansas, 36 from University of Iowa, 15 from , 13 from , 12 from University of Connecticut , 10 from among others  7% of the student body was not US citizens (China –with 11 people-, Panama and Peru were each represented by one each this session).  The students ages this term ranged from 20-24  160 of the students, or 87%, are business majors of some kind, with the remaining 24 students or 13%, either communications, journalism or undecided majors.  The faculty this term were from University of Iowa, , University of Colorado, Widener University, Portland State University, Virginia Commonwealth University, and CIMBA  Average class size this term was 28 students. The smallest class size was 4 student and the largest was 63.  Students took on average 15 credit hours and had an average entering GPA of 3.3 with 36% of the students having a GPA greater than 3.5  The relationship and accessibility of the professors score 4.27/5 in the end of year evaluations.  110 students participated in the LIFE Program and 54 completed the LEAP program. That represents 58% and 29% of the student body respectively.  The overall experience in Europe was rated 9.07/10 and the impact of this study abroad experience in the professional and personal life was rate 8.56/10

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Aubrey Huff Editor; “New Face at CIMBA: Silvia Ziliotto” Aubrey, a junior at the University of Iowa, is a double major in Journalism and English. Wanting to challenge herself, she came to CIMBA to face something completely out of her comfort zone. Her favorite part about the program was meeting and becoming close to American students and locals alike. Marrakech, Morocco was her favorite travel destination. She hopes to return soon for more adventures.

Kayla Foley “What I Didn't Know Coming to Italy” Kayla is a sophomore at the University of Kansas majoring in Business. She came to CIMBA to explore different cultures and places she had only read about in books. Her favorite parts about CIMBA and Paderno are the people on and off campus, as well as waking up to Mt. Grappa outside her window every morning. Overall, Prague was her favorite city to visit because she was able to see the Tyn Church that inspired many Disney Princess movies she has always enjoyed.

Emma Detwiler “Emma in Italy” Emma is a 7th grader from Wilmington, Delaware, and a daughter of a professor on campus. Before coming to Italy, she was most excited to meet the CIMBA staff. With the program coming to a close, she is most thankful for meeting the amazing students and staff on campus. And, for her, Florence, Italy was the best travel destination.

Ben Lockin “Phi Beta Delta” Ben, a sophomore at the University of Iowa studying Accounting, chose CIMBA because it was a study abroad program that offered many business classes. He has loved meeting many new people and the ability to travel to diverse places. His favorite cities were London and Munich—he can’t decide which he liked better.

Lin Sun “Chinese at CIMBA” Lin is a sophomore from the University of Iowa. She is majoring in Communication Studies and is a Business major. She came to CIMBA to experience Europe and thus far her favorite city has been Rome. Besides traveling, her favorite part about the program has been the leadership seminar, LIFE.

Evan Thomas “Life After LIFE” Evan is from the University of Kansas. A sophomore by year, and junior by credit, he is a Business Management major with a concentration in International Business, and a minor in Political Science. Wanting to broaden his horizons outside the US, Evan came to CIMBA because it suited his management and leadership goals, as well as let him have fun and “munch fine Italian cuisine.” His favorite parts of his time spent at CIMBA include the LIFE experience, climbing Mount Grappa, riding camels in a Moroccan desert, and the extensive travel breaks. Cinque Terre was his favorite travel destination, and he highly recommends the local wines and fresh pesto.

Holly Spier “Italy Without Pasta” Holly is a junior from the University of Delaware where she studies Hotel and Restaurant Management and minors in Business Administration. She came to CIMBA to find a European husband (she kids), and to travel to increase her cultural awareness. Not surprisingly, traveling has been her favorite part about the program, and Paris has been her favorite travel destination thus far.

Dr. Roger Chope “Bike-Friendly Italy” Dr. Roger Chope is a professor at Portland State University. He teaches courses in accounting and finance, and on the CIMBA campus he is an individual and team coach for students in the LEAP program. His enjoyment for teaching and coaching brought him to CIMBA, and his favorite part of the program is being a part of a great study abroad experience for students. Alto Adige of Northern Italy was his favorite travel destination of the year.

23 Ryan Damman Photographer Ryan is a Marketing and International Business major from Iowa State University. He came to CIMBA to take advantage of the once in a lifetime opportunity of traveling Europe. As a photographer, his favorite part about CIMBA was traveling and the amazing settings Europe provided to be photographed. In fact, so far he has taken 8,000 photos. The Almalfi Coast was his hands down favorite place to visit, and he would do so again if he had the chance.

Jordan Lohf Newsletter Ambassador Jordan is a junior at the University of Iowa. She is a double major in Journalism and Communication Studies, is attaining certificates in Entrepreneurial Management and Philanthropy and Fundraising, and is also working on a Spanish minor. She came to CIMBA to step outside her comfort zone, and her favorite part of the program has been experiencing so many new people and places. Ireland was her favorite travel destination, and she hopes to go back soon.

Taylor Dorman Injured Abroad Taylor is a junior studying at University of Kansas. A marketing major, his decision to study abroad was almost cut short when he was injured the first week of the program. Still, needing crutches did not prevent him from travelling all over Europe, including Dublin and Monaco, his two favorite destinations this semester.

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