Tourists can easily be spotted because even in 80 or 90 degree weather, Italians wear pants, never shorts, Frantonius said. The simple task of eating took time to adjust to because dinner is not served until 9 p.m. in Italy, Frantonius said. Another cultural difference is that in Italy the speed limit is not readily enforced. No one pays attention to the limits, Geno said. There are literally no speed limits in Venice because most people do not own cars.
People travel by boat or walk.
Frantonius knew the trip would involve a lot of walking because she traveled to Italy in high school, but feels she missed the full experience because her class was so large. She enjoyed the smaller group on the second time around. Dr. Domenico told us things we never would have known, but he also made everything so much fun. The students' lives weren't the only ones touched by the trip. Domenico's newborn daughter, Clare Isabella, is named after the Assissi, the home of Saint Clare and Saint Francis.