Allegra

2011-12 Inbound from Italy

Sponsor: Rotary Club of Cremona, District 2050, Italy

Host: Rotary Club of Gainesville, District 6970, Florida

Allegra's Bio

I am 17 years old and I come from Cremona, a small city near Milan, in the north of Italy. I have two twin brothers and I am very close with my family. My brother, Gio is going to live in Australia next year for university so we will have a lot to share with each other this year and later. My other brother, Dado, is studying in Rome, so the only child left in my house in Cremona is an exchange student from Miami, Florida. At home I like to play tennis and hang out with friends.

I love my city and my country, but I really wanted to become an exchange student for many reasons: I want to learn English better and I want to live in another culture; I also have friends who have been RYE students and had beautiful experiences here in the US. I have also hosted an American exchange student at home in Italy and I have met many others who have become good friends. I have many friends in Cremona, but I am looking forward to meeting new people in Florida and making my own adventures J The world becomes a much smaller place when you are an Exchange student. For example, I have already met a Rotex (who didn’t even go to Italy for Exchange) and she knows my brother and friends in Italy! I know it will be difficult at times, but I am now ready to face the challenges and become more Floridian.

I want to say thank you to my parents and to Rotary for living me this opportunity!