Yesterday, my wife and I had the opportunity to experience our first via ferrata climb on the slopes of Mt. Grappa. The term “via ferrata” is Italian for “road of iron,” which is a mountain trail or route that is scaled with fixed cables, ladders, or bridges. We ascended the slope with seasoned guide Jimmy [...]

On Tuesday evening, the CIMBA students were invited to a six-course gourmet dinner at the Hotel Fior in Castelfranco. It was a great opportunity for students and faculty to put on the formal attire and enjoy a great meal in a beautiful setting. Before we sat down to dinner, we took a group photo. Rounding [...]

Yesterday our family returned from a great 3-day weekend in Rome. We were able to visit most of the major sights. On Friday, we toured the Coliseum, Roman Ruins, Trevi Fountain, and Spanish Steps. My son had studied the Roman Empire in his elementary class last year, so it was great that he could experience [...]

It is hard to believe, but today marks the end of the third week of the CIMBA program. Only one more week to go. The program is certainly moving by very quickly. After class this morning, the students will be jet-setting off on their final travel weekend of the program. There is a large group [...]

As the national news media has been reporting today, northern Italy experienced another earthquake earlier this morning. A magnitude 5.8 quake was centered near Modena, Italy, which is approximately 150km (about 90 miles) from the CIMBA campus in Paderno del Grappa.  This was the second earthquake centered in that area during the last two weeks [...]