Authenticity of Italy:  5 Cities in 8 Days Ever since the trip to Greece, also planned by Mr. Yenshaw, ended last year, the Italy trip has been the main topic of almost everyone’s conversations. The excitement and desire to embark on the week-long trip that goes from the northern, popular areas of Italy down to…

 When in Rome…and other Italian cities… The AISE 8th grade students took an 8 day trip to Italy from May 1st to 8th. It was AMAZING! I really liked this trip a lot. It was fun and I got to see a lot of neat monuments as well as the Vatican Museum and the famous…

Reflective Time in Italy-The Good and the Bad!!!!!  By Students To protect the students identities, I have only put their first name Nabil- 50 Students. 5 teachers, 7 days, 5 cities, WE DID IT! Rita- Bravissimo Magy- The week when I ate enough pasta to last me a lifetime Serag- Good and Bad times at…

School Trip In A Nutshell: Italy edition This year, our chosen school trip was to Italy. It was a chance for all the students to see a lot of the things that we have been learning in class throughout the year. The trip was 8 days total including both of out travel days. As far…

Good and Bad times at Italian Hotels Since the beginning of the second term in November, so many of the AIS students were looking forward to the Italy trip since the Greece trip before it was a major success. For quite some time, there were some worries about getting the fees in on time and…

The Trip of a Lifetime The trip was very entertaining and informative. I learned a lot of thing in this trip and went to a lot places I have dreamt to go to. We went to a lot of beautiful places that was worth going, but we also went to places that were pretty much…

  BRAVISSIMO!!!!!!!  Italia A dictionary definition of Italy:  Italy |ˈitl-ē| Italy is a country in southern Europe with a population of 58,126,200 (est. 2009). Capital, Rome; Official language, Italian. Italian name: Italia.  A human’s definition of Italy:  Italy is a country in Southern Europe where pasta and pizza were born.  My definition of Italy:  Italy, home…

Cow heads, sheep heads, goat heads, camel heads, a lot of bread, and a religious pilgrimage for my geeky head (Star Wars)…. Click here for Return to Tunisia in October 2015 Click here for Djerba Hood Street Art People have probably heard of Tunisia from the country where the Arab Spring first erupted.  It quite…

Living in the Land of Sun, Sand, History and Noise The past three years of living in Cairo have certainly seen its ups and downs.  I can say I am not fond of the city because of the noise, traffic, pollution, and constant disregard for trying to clean up the city.  The bus rides to…

A crazy 3 years in an unpredictable country For more on Venezuela, please see the Angel Falls Blog. Venezuela was definitely a crazy time for me, but I loved it.  I lived in the city of Maracaibo which is the second biggest city behind Caracas.  It is on the west side of the country a…

Off the Beaten Path- International Trips With Students So my Off the Beaten Path is usually places that no one goes that usually involves a struggle to get to or danger. So why am I putting trips to Washington DC, Greece, and Italy with my Off the Beaten Path Section? Let me ask you a…