A new world, the american world by Andrea S

Hi, this is the report of a new world that we found thanks to MCCA project "Not just another brick in the wall": the american world. This cultural exchange helped us to improve our english skills and we have taught the American team some Italian. We have grown closer to our new American friends. Now, I miss them, though they have not left Italy yet. This has been a great experience, because we now understand another culture and a life that is different from our own. I hope this experience will be repeated next year, because I think it is important to stay connected.

Andrea S.

something about Andrea P 's feelings

Hi to everyone,
I think I'm really lucky to partecipate in this project.
I've learnt very much thanks to american students and I hope it has been the same for them!
I met lots of funny people and I enjoyed the few days with them.
Thank you to all the people involved in this amazing experience!!

Andrea Polato

Emanuele's AMAZING entry

Hello from Infini.to Planetarium!!!!

I am with my American friends.
Today was the premiere for the Italian showing of Not Just Another Brick in the Wall project, which we have collaborated on for over a year with the team from Louisiana in the US.
The premiere was very great. Our classmates came to watch the movie and had a great time. My schoolmates really enjoyed the movie, which made me happy!!!!
I hope you will be able to see the movie too.
Thanks to Rebecca(Sci-Port Planetarium), Giorgia (Infini.to), MCCA, Vallauri School and Louisiana School for this experience!!!!

Goodbye!!
Emanuele

Such a wonderful expierence!

Hi to everyone! I'm Adele and I will write something about this expierience with american guys in America and Italy.
I think this has been such a wonderful expericence and all of us has learnt very much about their culture and their way of life. We've a lot of fun together and I hope we will repeat it. The only thing I would like to underline is that, although the differences between our two ways of thinking, we found out many friends and we started to get along with them! It has been the best cultural exchange I could do!!! So thanks to all and (I hope) see you soon guys!!!!

Love
Adele

Chelsea is in Italy

We have just seen the premiere at Infini.to. Italy has been loads of fun so far. Everything is so pretty. The food is amazing, and I am completely in love with gelato. American coffee will never be the same after drinking so much expresso. I think I will look into learning Italian. The language is so pretty, but it makes my head spin when everyone is speaking a language I don't understand. I only get bits and pieces from knowing some Spanish. Merritt and I are working on the documentary of the Italians in America and will be done our jobs soon enough. Very happy to be here. Ciao!!

Chelsea

Working on the Italian's visit video in Italy!

Hey Guys it's Merritt.
Me and Chelsea are at Infini.TO in Italy right now editing video from the Italian's visit to America. Both their visit and our visit to Italy so far have been so much fun! There's nothing better than getting to share memories and great food with amazing people. And of course, Italy is just miracoloso. I don't think I'll ever want to leave. Anyway, got to get back to work!

Ciao!

Karla: Being in Italy

After working so hard this year, we are finally in Italy. We all became friends when the Italian team came to LA. Now we are past the odd stage and are enjoying every minute of being here. I have fallen in love with Italy and the people. I'm actually coming back next summer and staying with Adele. I'm going to learn Italian. :D

We have made such a strong bond with each other. I will never forget this experience. I have felt more at home here in Italy than at LA after graduating from LSMSA.

The people, the hills, the food, the jokes, the memories are all unforgettable. I am going to miss everyone. I cannot wait to come back.

Thank you to everyone that made this possible. You have given us an experience of a lifetime.

Flying soon!!!

Hello from the Shreveport airport!!!
This is Chelsea, waiting to get on the airplane. I've never flown before, so this is very exciting.
Can't wait to get to Italy and see everyone again.
Now to wait for our flight...
Ciao!!!

Hey everyone!
It's Cari, one of the scripters for the project. We're about to get on our plane to Houston then on to Frankfurt and Torino. We're all very excited to see our Italian friends again!
It's crazy that the project is almost done. It seems like not long ago we were just getting started!

We will keep everyone posted!

Cari

In the Shreveport airport!

Hey, guys! It's Courtney, the project manager of the US team.

We are hanging out in the Shreveport airport right now and we are all very excited. We will travel to Houston and then from Houston to Frankfurt and then to Turin! Hooray!

I'm so excited right now...you have no idea. :) We are so excited that all of our hard work is paying off now.

See you guys soon!

Ready for Italy (I hope)

Alright. In a few more hours I will be on my way to Italy! I'm very excited about this trip and look forward to eating a real Italian cuisine (Italian is actually my favorite type of food). This project has allowed me to come into contact with a really talented pool of youth. Plus I was able to upgrade my social networking skills so I can keep up with their pace...LOL! I'm really amazed at how the film worked out. I hope we, Sci-Port, can carry out another project along the same lines. I can go on and on about all the posititives but I think I'll summarize by saying I am grateful to help out and I appreciate the opportunity.

While the Italians were here, I learned how to speak some Italian words, and, to self-deprecate, how to NOT speak some Italian words :-). I found out Emanuele enjoys hot and spicy food like I do, which was a big surprise to me because I'd heard of all these great meals/victuals that originate from Italy, and not once had I imagined their being hot sauce available. WOW! (BTW - thanks Emanuele for keeping the toothpick on your tongue long enough for me to take a picture.)

One thing I expect when over in Italy is to try to not to embarrass myself when we go walking in the Exilles. I would REALLY, REALLY, REALLY like to visit the Lamborghini plant in Sant'Agata Bolognese (FYI Lamborghinis are my favorite cars. I've loved them since childhood). There, I said it. I finally got that off my chest. I am looking forward to meeting all the VIP's. What I hope to bring back is a better understanding of the Italian culture and their customs - I'm mainly focused on the food.

The premiere was truly an unforgettable experience. I think it's the first time we've done a teen-only event at Sci-Port (or it is since I've been there). I thought it was great to see our young adults in Sci-Port - hopefully this is a spark to several to come back and a way to showcase Sci-Port is a facility that addresses all genres of age.

OK...I'll stop blogging now. Have to save room for the others :-P

Greg Andrews

Ready to Depart!

It's 7:30 am and I am ready to start my long journey to Italy. Over the past year I've learned a lot about teamwork, movie-making strategies, and scripting. I am excited to see my Italian friends for one last time. However, if I learned anything from this project, it is that I can still keep in touch with the Italians in America. I am sure that I'll learn a lot and have a lot of fun in Italy! Well I have to go soon. See you in Italy!
- Felipe Hernández

About to venture to Italy!

Hey everyone, it's Chase. The project thus far has been quite a ride but successful, I think, overall. The premiere was smashing, especially with the unexpectedly large number of guests! I am very excited to see what it will look like in Italy. We definitely learned a lot from our new friends and expect to only continue learning as we head over to their hometowns. It was interesting to get a glimpse of the unfamiliar culture in the context of our "every-day" one and it will be even more interesting to see how we react once we're in their world. The experience has been unforgettable and still isn't even over!

-Chase Whitney

So much fun!

The Italian team came to the US a couple of weeks ago, and it was so much fun! We learned so many new things from each other! No peanut butter in Italy?!!?! The premier of the video went great, everything worked well and looked great. We had a good turnout as well. I didn't expect to see so many people I didn't know to be there! This will be a visit to remember for sure.

I head off to Italy tomorrow with the whole American team! I am very excited and nervous! I hope the traveling goes well! See you in Italy!

-Ethan (American Team)