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Exchange students just wanna have fun
Alisha Wille and her host sister, Patrizia Colella of Italy, leap for joy near the famous flower fields near Castelluccio, a village in Umbria. In the background, the trees are planted to create the shape of Italy.
D: Community, Gillespie Life, News
October 4, 2023
Exchange students just wanna have fun

Two Fredericksburg High School seniors soaked in European culture and gained valuable and lasting real-world connections through their visits to Germany and Italy, hosted by the Fredericksburg Morning Rotary Club.

Jace Granville and Alisha Wille were part of the short-term program that enables American students to travel overseas for a month in the summer, then return with his or her host brother or sister for a 30-day stay in the United States.

“I am still trying to wrap my head around the fact...

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