Franchi,+Silvana



Hello!! With great surprise I got a letter BY POST, this week from your University. I was an Amity Scholar in 1987-88. My name is Silvana Franchi, I'm Argentinian, from Cordoba city; and I'm living in Cordoba.

My year in La Crosse was one of the best in my life! A few days ago my younger son (aged 10) entered a program in Google, maps and so on and we entered the city of La Crosse and got into a program in which we could see the streets and houses as if we were walking along the town. We went to Madison Street and saw the house in which I stayed in my year in La Crosse! Internet is incredible! It looks just the same, only the pain seems to be yellowish instead of white as it was in 1988.

Well. . . what can I tell you? After that year in La Crosse I came back to my country, finished university, continued working as an English teacher. After a few years I met the man with whom I thought I was going to share the rest of my life, but we happened to separate two years ago. It's a pity! Anyway, I've got two sons who are the best I got from that marriage of 15 years. Tommy is 13 and Dylan is 10. Both of them have studied English since they were 7 and they can already speak quite fluently. I'm proud of them in several different ways.

As regards my job; I have always been involved in education. I graduated as "psicopedagogue" and later on I got a master in Educational Science. I work at Mark Twain, a bilingual school where students sit for international exams (EGC and international baccalaureate). I also work in two other instiutes integrating students with special needs (I remember the Chileda Institute in La Crosse). And last but not least, every now and then I teach English at home, which I love doing!

As regard other Amity scholars, we all kept in touch at the beginning, but then lost track, but last year I got in touch again with Matthias Schutz and Liliana Torres. Both of them are married to Americans and living in the US. It happens that after 20 years I'm recalling so many things of my great year in La Crosse, I found my f riends Liliana and Matthias, I see La Crosse through Google; and just then: I GOT YOUR LETTER!!! Coincidence or destiny?

Best wishes to all. I'm looking forward to learning about the celebration although I won't be able to be there.