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University student Michael Taormina was one of only 40 students in the nation to qualify
for the National Italian American Foundation program, which sent him on a two-week trip
to Italy with all expenses paid.
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trip," he said.
Taormina said the best part of the
trip was the group he traveled with.
'There are 40 kids in a group, and
you have to do everything together, so
you have to get to know them pretty
fast," he said. "It was a cool experience"
He also liked going with people
who know the country.
"It's a happy medium, as opposed
to if you had gone by yourself or with
a commercial tour group," he said.
Prior to this trip, Taormina only
knew about his Italian heritage
through his family and relatives.
"Growing up in a small town in East
ern Oregon, you don't get a big Italian
community, like in New York," he said.
Taormina recalled an amusing sto
ry from his trip.
"Two other students and I had
strayed from the group, and we start
ed talking to these three kids," he said.
"Suddenly their mother and
grandmother came out and dragged
us into their house to eat."
Olivo remembers the incident.
r
"We were in this little mountain
town, and we had just exited a
church," Olivo said. 'There was a long
walk through the town to the bus, and
Michael and two other kids were liter
ally dragged into a house!"
He added, "I opened the door and
there was a table full of food and wine
and cheese and kids, and there in the
middle of it all was Michael and two
other students, stuffing their faces."
Olivo also said Taormina got a lot
out of the trip.
"Michael is a shining example of an
Italian American," Olivo said. "He was
[ mature) beyond his years, receptive to
the speakers and tour guides. He
soaked it up and took it in." Rich San
toro, NIAF Manager of Youth Pro
grams, said applicants have to show an
interest in their heritage.
The goal of the program is to bond
Italian American students with their
heritage by bringing them to Italy, to
show them the roots of where their
heritage lies," he said.
More information about NIAF can
be found at http://www.niaf.org.
Reese Lee is a freelance reporter
for the Emerald.
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