Lorenzo de' Medici

		Volume 1, Issue 2 November 2006
	Keeping you current with LdM

Florence, Italy

Rome, Italy

Tuscania, Italy

Students in on of LdM's popular culinary courses prepare a meal

Famiglia Ties

Sunday dinners featuring grandma's secret recipes from the Old World ... Memories of opera music wafting out in to the hallway as you climbed the stairs to the apartment ... stories of the struggles immigrants faced ...

Whether it stems from your own family background or from the many Italian influences in our culture, your desire to experience Italy first-hand is a strong one. From the first time you saw La Dolce Vita, to the bocce ball tournament during Italian Cultural Heritage Month, to the discussion over a cappuccino at Caffe Paradiso:

Italy

is calling...
Benvenuti a Lorenzo de Medici!

LdM is Italy 's leading art, language, and culture institute. LdM, unlike many other schools in Italy, is Italian-run. We warmly welcome you to our school, and want you to become immersed in the Italian lifestyle, customs, and traditions. At LdM, you will have an authentic, educational, real experience abroad.

LdM encourages you to explore the Italian identity through courses like Contemporary Italians in Italy or The Jewish Experience in Tuscany.

Enrich your family recipes and traditions with Current Trends in Italian Cuisine or Pairing Food and Wine: The Culture of Entertainment Italian Style.

Analyze the issues of Italian and American relations through Cross Cultural Interactions between the Italy and US or The Italian-American Experience.

We invite you to experience the fullness of Italian culture. Study in the heart of the city. Work with local industry professionals. Join a student club. Perform for the community. Learn the language. Eat the food. Taste the wine. These are the ties that bind.

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Tradition meets the modern at LdM. LdM has been in existence since 1973, but continues to expand, offer more choices, and attract qualified students from all over the world.
At LdM, there are over 2000 students per year, 400 courses yearly and 30 academic subject areas from which to choose, as well as over 150 dedicated and qualified instructors.
LdM has 3 campuses: Florence, Rome, and Tuscania, each offering a completely different study abroad experience and the opportunity for you to study in multiple locations during the year.
It's easy to apply to LdM, and we assist you during each phase of the process. Application deadline for January Programs is December 1st.


LdM US - Austin US Enrollment Services 3600 Bee Caves Rd., Suite 205B Austin, Texas 78746 p: 877.765.4LDM (4536) f: 512.328.4638 info@lorenzodemedici.org	LdM US - Boston US Academic Relations p:888.LDM.1973 jjohnson@lorenzodemedici.org	LdM - Italy Main Campus Via Faenza 43, 50123 Florence, Italy p: +39 055 287360 p: +39 055 287203 info@lorenzodemedici.it

Since 1973, thousands of students have studied at LdM, and so many heard about LdM from a past participant. Each issue, we will feature someone new...

Name: Joe G.

Studied at LdM: Communications, Photography, Graphic Design, Italian

Home Institution: Marist College

		How did your cultural heritage influence your decision to study abroad?
	Like most people from the New York City area, my family came from a European background. In my neighborhood, 95% of the residents would have a combined background of either Italian or Irish. And although I had never been to Italy, I felt it was natural to set my sights on a country that has indirectly shaped my life; my friends and I all identified with Italy. *What is one of your most memorable moments abroad?* After my family and I arrived in Italy , we decided to explore the city of Palermo and stumbled across one of the greatest moments an Italian American can come across while roaming the "old country." We found a street named Via Giacalone. Promptly, my father took out his camera and managed to take a full roll of film, shooting the street sign from every angle possible. After we exhausted the street we started to examine the map of Palermo and to our surprise we came across another eye popping discovery. Not only were we standing on the street bearing our last name, we were fifteen minutes north of an entire town. This discovery was certainly a highlight to not just our trip as a family but to my entire study abroad experience. It solidified almost every reason why I chose to live in Italy . There truly is something very grounding about visiting your ancestors' past. It was a very big check off of my life's "to do" list.