ACROSS THE POND

Exploring cultures and experiences abroad were popular during the summer.

1. EXPLORING IN ITALY, Junior Valeria Bigott visits the Trevi Fountain in Rome, as part of her family summer vacation. Bigott visited the Amalfi Coast, Florence, and Rome throughout the span of a month. “My family and I usually go to Italy during spring break to ski, but Italy in the summertime is gorgeous,” Bigott said. Photo provided by Valeria Bigott

2. PREPARING FOR A PRAYER, junior Luiz Gandelman stands in front of a German concentration camp. This was one of the many summer vacation trips he took, which included a two-week journey to Denmark, Switzerland, and Israel.

“My dad and I finally got the chance to visit Holocaust memorial sites, since we were not able to during COVID,” Gandelman said.

Photo provided by Luiz Gandelman

3. FINALLY, sophomore Bella Burns takes a long-awaited trip to Europe after not traveling internationally for two years. Burns explored the French countryside, Normandy, San Sebastian, and Madrid on a three week long trip. “It was an amazing trip and definitely one I will always remember,” Burns said.

TRIUMPHANT. With faces smeared with shaving cream, freshman Miguel Di Mise wraps his arms around his fellow campers after winning a game. Di Mise attended Camp La Llanada with sophomores Enrique Armada and Gonzalo Senior for three weeks. “We were determined to win as many games as possible in order to rack up points for this year’s competition,” Di Mise said.

Di Mise