My name is Catherine Joy and I will be leaving the great state of Texas to study abroad my senior year of high school in Italy. I'm so ecstatic to learn italian, live with an italian host family, and learn about the incredible culture in Italy. I can't wait to share American culture with my new family and friends in Italy.
I've always wanted to travel around the world. My interest in Italy came from the Lizzie McGuire movie (totally possible to meet your pop star doppelganger right?) and when we hosted my godfather Marco who was from Belluno, Italy. We were introduced to Marco by Olof, our foreign exchange student from Sweden. I'm excited to go and meet even more wonderful people and eat incredible food.
I want to come home after my year in Italy fluent in italian. I want this year to teach me about being a global citizen and help me understand the world around me. I plan to always volunteer with the AFS program because it has done wonderful things for my family and introduced us to so many amazing people.
After high school I will be attending Ole Miss (Hotty Toddy!) and majoring in international relations with a minor in business administration. All to be followed by law school.
The cost of tuition is something I'm working to cover everyday. I've just started my fundraising and am planning on hosting an italian dinner to raise funds. I'm also getting a part time job and all the money will go straight to my trip.
I have joined the AFS Sponsor and AFSer program, which is an online fundraising tool provided by AFS to allow potential sponsors make an easy, secure, and non tax-deductible contributions to my AFS program fee. No amount is too small -- I know that times are tough, but every little bit will help me get a little bit closer to my goal.
Thank you so much for reading this, and I would greatly appreciate it if you could forward it to anyone else you think might be interested in helping me with my AFS experience. Keep checking back here to read more about me and keep up with my adventures once I get to Italy. Arrivederci!
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