Donati makes the most of semester at Giltner

Italian exchange student enjoying her American experience

  • Italian exchange student Beatrice Donati has spent most of her life learning new languages with the hope that she could one day become an exchange student. She has spent this semester at Giltner High School where she says she has enjoyed an authentic American experience.
    Italian exchange student Beatrice Donati has spent most of her life learning new languages with the hope that she could one day become an exchange student. She has spent this semester at Giltner High School where she says she has enjoyed an authentic American experience.

    With just a semester to spend in the United States, Italian exchange student Beatrice Donati is making the most of her time away from her home in Rome.Having grown up surrounded by the historic attractions of Italy’s capital city which draw millions of tourists every year, she said coming to Giltner this winter was quite a change. “The first time my friends come to Rome, they’re shocked becau…