Pescara: Student Testimonials

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Pescara: Student Testimonials

Angela Libertalla, Music (Voice) Major

"I was fortunate to have such a wonderful host family... caring and helpful..."

In the Fall of 2001, I had the wonderful and memorable experience of studying in Pescara Italy, I was very excited when I heard that Nazareth College had this program that accepts students, even if you're not an Italian major. It was an amazing opportunity for me because I was able to further develop my language skills and experience the culture.

Pescara is a modern city in the province of Abbruzzo on the coast of the Adriatic. There are so many things to do and see. The beach is only a walk or a bus ride away and it is full of restaurants, café's and hundreds of stores. Shopping is addictive in Pescara!! It was also beautiful to see the city all lit up with Christmas lights around the holidays.

The professors were extremely helpful. Anna Maria Cantalini, our Italian professor was patient with each student, no matter what level of Italian they were in. In our particular semester we had the exceptional opportunity to take a science class in Planetology, where we studied with several people. One of the professors was visiting from the University in Bologna and was a member of the European Space Agency.

Our trips were arranged for the weekends where we went to Venezia, Firenze, and Roma (Venice, Florence and Rome). I also had the opportunity to go to Milano for a weekend with one of my friends to visit cousins. Every city was beautiful -- the people, the food and even the tourist attractions. My family is from Italy - which is obvious from my name - and I had already been to Sicily with my family. But my travels while on the Pescara Program gave me a taste of the different characteristics across Italy and the insight that people even in a country are different from each other.

What I noticed and love about the Italian people is that they really enjoy life. They take time to, "stop and smell the roses." This was shown to me in several ways. From the way families came to pranzo (lunch) to eat together, and to cena (dinner), and were never rushed by the restaurant to leave.

I was fortunate to have such a wonderful host family. The family always managed to be caring and helpful even while they were busy with their own business and other family matters. I was able to pick up on dialect from them and learn more about the "Pescara" way of life. I still keep in touch with my host family and hope to return to my second home in Pescara someday.