Carla Hill Galfano
Introduction
When I arrived in Florence in January 2004, I was starting the second half of my junior year at the University of Connecticut where I was an art history major. I had spent the last few semesters studying the Italian language at UConn in preparation for immersing myself in Italian culture. In fact, so convinced was I of this necessity that I flippantly remarked at our information session before leaving the States that I could not believe someone who had never studied the language would be allowed to participate…