Pisa Visitors Lean Towards Liking Niles

Five students from Italy come here on a student exchange program; they decline offer to climb to top of tower.

You can't get sloppy joe sandwiches in Italy, which is exactly why Vince and Julie Genualdi served them, along with other American food like hot dogs, chili and s'mores, to a group visiting from that country. The Genualdis hosted five high school students and their teacher, all from Pisa, Italy, during their Sept. 7 to 18 visit, which was arranged by Niles' Sister Cities Committee as a student exchange. Pisa is one of Niles' four sister cities. "We've been communicating (with Aurora Cantini, the teacher in Italy, who also visited last year) for six to eight months trying to develop this," said Genualdi. "Basically, the students from Italy shadowed five students here at Maine South High School." Earlier: Group came from Pisa a year ago High…

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