{"id":16217,"date":"2024-05-07T00:01:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T04:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/italianlanguagefoundation.org\/web\/?p=16217"},"modified":"2024-04-24T10:08:42","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T14:08:42","slug":"studying-italian-changed-the-trajectory-of-my-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/italianlanguagefoundation.org\/web\/studying-italian-changed-the-trajectory-of-my-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Studying Italian Changed The Trajectory of My Life"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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By Natalia Skyba, recipient of the Italian Language Foundation\u2019s Enrico Fermi College Fellowship<\/a><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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My journey with the Italian language started back in elementary school. Watching the Italian cartoon Muzzy in Gondoland, I would never have imagined the way the Italian language would transform and enrich my life and that I would continue studying Italian language and culture to this day. I always loved studying languages, and I was attracted to the beauty of theItalian language. The smoothness and musicality of the language and its rich history captivated me, and I was motivated to pursue my passion for learning the Italian language and culture. This motivation pushed me out of my comfort zone, and I played the lead role of La Befana for a Christmas play my Italian class put on for friends, family, and members of the community. The community was amazed by how well my class performed and our pronunciation of Italian.<\/p>

Throughout high school, my dedication to studying Italian deepened. I was enrolled in advanced Italian courses that my high school offered, and I successfully completed the AP Italian Exam during my senior year. I also received the Illinois State Seal of Biliteracy in Italian, and I won the Senior Star award for Italian. Throughout high school, I got the opportunity to complete many fascinating projects that deepened my knowledge about Italian culture. For example, I did a project on the Valley of the Temples in Agrigento which is a very popular attraction in Sicily, and I studied its history. I even built a 3D model of the Temple of Concordia for which I won an award for best Italian project at my high school competition.Furthermore, I also did a project with my friends on the Italian brand Ferrero Rocher. This project was incredibly fun to complete with my friends, not only because we indulged ourselves in my favorite sweet treat, but also because we made a video commercial in Italian advertising Ferrero Rocher. This video was then displayed at my high school\u2019s annual Italian festival.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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