Buone feste a tutti

Ci vediamo a gennaio!

Fall Quarter

Ciao a tutti! Sorry there's been so much dust collecting on this blog... what a quarter it has been! Though fall quarter has seemed hectic and drawn out, it has gone by so quickly! It's hard to believe we're already in week 10, but looking back on it, CIAO has had a lot of fun this quarter.
From washed-up 80's pop stars to Celebrity Night, to a guest speaker on the 1970's and a field trip to Columbus (and, accidentally, Dayton), we sure have eaten and learned a lot (and ate a lot).
We have many new faces this quarter and the CIAO Executive Board would like to thank everyone who has spent time with us these past several weeks, and thus contributed to a greater understanding and appreciation of the Italian culture.
Winter quarter will be even better! CIAO has some great stuff planned, including our largest event of the year, Carnivale.
Whether you've only toyed with the idea of coming to CIAO or you've made it to every single meeting, there's guaranteed to be more Italian culture, language, food, and fun throughout the year.
Italians know how to party. (and eat)
Check out the photos of all the fun we've had.

Italian Dessert Night! Thursday, November 6, 2008














A fantastic night of Italian delicacies! We had treats from all over Italy, including salame di cioccolato, cannoli, tegoline alle mandorle, and affagato! All homemade by CIAO members.


























































Columbus Italian Festival Saturday, October 11, 2008

Lot's of fun to be had, lots of food to be eaten.



Really more food.



Whoever said there's no culture in Ohio?

Italian Celebrity Night Thursday, October 9, 2008



Look! Sean Connery came to CIAO!




Ragazze di CIAO: Exec Board members Bee (President), Kate (Treasurer), and Annalisa (Secretary)

Yeah, we forgot forks.




Ciao bella!

Awww. That's amore.

Special Visit

Ciao Ragazzi!

CIAO club will be hosting a very special guest speaker, Francesca Mignosa, this Friday, May 2nd at 3 p.m. in Gordy 113. 

Please join us in welcoming Francesca, an Ohio University alumna, former Italian professor and friend.

Francesca will be speaking to classes throughout the day regarding internship opportunities with La Gazzetta Italiana, a small Italian-American newspaper based in Cleveland, where she serves as Editor-in-Chief. 

If you cannot join us at 3 p.m., feel free to stop by for lunch with her and Professor Morrison at 1:30 p.m. at Chipotle. 

Background

Francesca is originally from Augusta (Sicily), Italy.

She studied at OU where she earned a B.A. in International Studies (2002), a B.A. in French (2002), an M.A. in Communications and Development (2004), a TEFL Certificate (2004) and a Certificate of Fluency in Portuguese (2007). 

Throughout the years, she has overseen numerous creative ventures. From June 2004 to December 2006, Francesca lived in NYC where she was a writer, producer and interpreter for HBO, A&E, ESPN, DC-TV, KPI-TV, Discovery Health Channel, RAI International, EUE Screen Gems, and First Look Media. 

Upon her return to Ohio, she completed a documentary titled Sicilian Puppets and Imagination: A Journey, a personal voyage through her island as she investigated Sicilian Puppet Theatre. In June 2006, the documentary was archived at the International Museum Marionettes in Palermo, Sicily. 

From September 2006 to August 2007, Francesca worked on an Entertainment-Education project in collaboration with the Brazilian Government and RedeGlobo in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil whereby she analyzed the effects and reception of social and health messages of the renowned Brazilian soap opera Paginas da Vida.

Throughout the years, Francesca has taught Film, Italian and English as a second language throughout Ohio and in NYC. She recently completed and published her first Italian Conversational Book. 

In November 2007, she received the Italian Literary Award "Sicilia Mondo" in Catania, Sicily.

Francesca speaks Italian, English, Portuguese, Spanish and French. In her spare time, she is passionate about travel, cinema, literature and cooking. 

Ciao Ragazzi

Tonight will be Ciao Club's first official meeting after the executive board elections were held last Thursday evening. 

We have a brief introduction followed by some fun activities that relate to the Italian language and culture planned. Because it's our first official meeting, the point is to get to know your fellow Ciao members a little better. 

Please come out, join la nostra famiglia and support the launch of a club exclusively reserved for Italian students and those interested in the Italian language and culture at OU. We're excited to start a club on campus that will allow students to be exposed to many different aspects of the Italian language and culture other than what we learn in the classroom. 

Especially because this is our first year, we would like to welcome any ideas, comments, suggestions, etc. Bring your thoughts along!

Ci vediamo presto! And as always, ciao ciao!