arents visit thankful students over holiday !J. ttending school overseas during the fall semester meant students at Harding University in Florence did not have a chance to visit their families in the States during Thanksgiving break and enjoy the traditional turkey feast. A few parents of HUF students, however, took advantage of the situation and joined their children for a Roman holiday. Sophomore Lisa Cameron' 5 mother, Julie, came to visit Oct. 20, and traveled with Lisa and other HUF students for seven days through Florence and Rome. "It was neat to be able to see [my mom] over the semester and show her everything that J already got to see." Lisa said. Lisa said some of her favorite sites in Italy were the ancient cathedrals. "Wesawa lotofamvorkand visited a lot of cathedrals," she said. "I kept thinking about the people who worshipped there and the history. It was neat to see how they worshipped there." Junior Bethany Lam said the HUF group took many day trips into the city of Rome as wHI as many extended trips to other parts of Italy. Lam said the students grew close within the first two weeks of arriving at the Florence campus. "The whole group had great chemistry and bonded really well," Lam said. "I was really impressed." Julie said she enjoyed the sites and meeting the other HUF students who became her daughter's friends. "It was great," Julie said. "It was very exciting seeing her and the villa and meeting her friends. I now know who she's talking about when she talks about her friends." Julie said seeing her daughter handle herself in a foreign country helped her to not worry about Lisa being so far away from home. "Some of it helped," Julie said. "Some of it made it scarier." Although Lam was not able to see her family during the fall semester, she said it was nice to have her friends' parents around. "I think it contributed to the group:' she said. " It was like having an extended family around." Lam said that extended family especially provided comfort during Thanksgiving break "It was hard being away forThanksgiving," Lam said. "I was the first grandchild on either side who was not [home for TIlanksgiving] this year. [Friends' parents] helped the whole atmosphere feel more home-like." ~MEGHAN MICHAELSON JUNIOR ABBY RODENBECK DRINKS from alion head founta inJuly 7in Rome. Rome, the City of Fountains, featured fresh water fountains throughout the city. ,COURTISYOF A. ROOEN8E()( 23 - HUF
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