Miss Marple Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 Ds (finishing sophomore year in Pet. Engineering) was selected to go to Florence, Italy next semester to participate in an international conference. He's so excited! Selection was dependent on GPA as well as the amount of points earned for volunteerism and society meeting attendance. The school selected the top 40 students in the program who met these criteria - makes this mama proud knowing her son is "ranked" :lol:. And it looks like all his buddies get to go, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quickbeam Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 Congratulations to him and to you:D! Florence is magic; I went there as a sophomore in college. I still treasure that experience, and I bet he will, too. Maybe you should go visit while he's there......;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane in NC Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 How exciting, Cynthia! I love reading about the accomplishments of "our" kids. Aunt Jane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny_Weatherwax Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 That is so cool. I hope he has a wonderful time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susie-Knits Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 Very exciting! Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 That's great! I love Italy--never been to Florence. Does he speak Italian? Maybe he'll want some phrases--although I've heard the iphone app that translates for you is pretty awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenda in MA Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 Wonderful! What a great experience for him and his friends. Brenda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwen in VA Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 :hurray: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 What exciting news! How long will he get to stay? Before my daughter went on a 10 day student trip to Italy, she went through about the first eight or twelve lessons of Pimsleur. She found it very helpful. Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Marple Posted May 7, 2010 Author Share Posted May 7, 2010 Good idea. He's pretty fluent in Spanish so maybe he could pick up Italian easily. He'll only be there a week. I hope they give them some time to go sight-seeing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 A week sounds great! I hope he'll have some free time to explore. Any possibility of him going a few days earlier or staying on for a few extra days? Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
April in CA Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 Congratulations! What an honor for your son! I hope he has a great time! Blessings, April Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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