Show Claudio Returns To Italy Manti tanti High School has hns had the privilege the past year of I having an exchange student from Italy Claudio 1 zo who has lived as a member member member mem mem- ber of the Wallace Vallace family during his stay in Man Ian Manti ti ti Claudio is leaving this week to return to his home in Napoli Italy Prior to his de departure departure departure de- de he has visited for a week with friends in California Califor Califor- nia lIe He is the first exchange student student student stu stu- dent permitted to stay for i a. a full year in this area aiea He has gained recognition in the school and community through his music and his creative writing particularly Claudio has written some of his Impressions and comparisons comparisons compari compari- sons of living in America andin and andin in Italy When I knew that my destination destination des des- was Utah from the letter I received from NewYork NewYork New NewYork York stating that I was awarded award award- ed as an exchange student student student stu stu- dent many a person made me aware of the fact that all Utah they thought was a big desert desert desert des des- ert inhabited by a little group of Navajos and Mormons 1 that practiced polygamy F Fro From r o m that time many things changed changed change chang- chang e ed in my mind and md all prejudices prejudices prejudices ices It was filled with withe e were vere e destroyed I I still remember when I first came to Utah the strong Impression my eyes received when we passed the Rocky Mountains 1 In Colorado Al Although Although Although Al- Al though I was very tired that night on the way to Manti ManU from rom Salt Lake City I was impressed by the publicity that was around the highway things that in Italy are very scarce if jf not Imp impossible impassible It was very Int interesting resting for forme forme fori me to note the deep difference difference difference differ differ- ence ence that existed between European and American vil vil- vil lages Italian villages are us usually usually usually us- us apart from roads and usually top of little hills lulls surrounded surrounded surrounded sur sur- rounded by a wall with houses that are very n near ar one an another another another an- an other an the usual castle which dominates the view People that live in these villages usually have their farms away they usually go goto goto goto to to school for the first year in inthe inthe inthe the village school but after for a better education leave the village and go to school in high school n and ties To fo avoid this exodus to the big cities yet the Italian government government government gov gov- made possible forthe for forthe forthe the universities ies to be kept in lit little le important communities Those who live and make their living In a little village although the distances from a little village and a big city in Italy are much shorter than thanin thanin in Utah are cut in the same way from the life in the city artistic cultural events because of the difference and means of communication Yet things are changing also in this sector of the Italian life especially in the past few years The person who lives in ina a little village is proud of its in medieval costumes and put on a n big contest that can be shooting arch-shooting horse racing or wrestling In which other villages vil villages villages vil- vil lages are arc invited to participate pate Although city culture is not much diffused it is emphasized emphasized emphasized em em- in each village in Italy the village and local cult culture re wonderful glasses that are exported through all the world came from a vil village village vil- vil Ilage lage which hardly reached so with th the Deruta Ceramics Ceramics Ceramics Ceri i etc I Utah villages are usually on Ithe the highway and reflect much more than Italian villages I Ido do of the atmosphere of oC the city motels ins drive-ins billboards bill bill- 1 boards bo and lights In Italy villages emphasize local industry in indUstry industry in- in J local and lo lo- lo 1 cal culture Here In Utah villages vil villages villages vil- vil lages are a lot of cars and the standard of their population population population lation is higher than in Italy though there is a lot of peace and quiet and believe me they like it so The funny thing Is that I always have lived in a big city and I loved to listen to the noise of cars jets and ships that now I am speaking of how beautiful itis it itis itis is to live in a little calm vil vil- vil lage This is not all that impressed impress impress- ed my mind here Id I'd love loveto to write a book and that should not be enough either my year here is over I have made good acquaintances that I hope to keep and believe be believe believe be- be lieve me I had mainly an awfully good time I thank the community and the school besides m my American family for such an opportunity and for who is interested in my address it is is- is Claudio Mene Mene- gozzo Corso Vittorio Emanuele Emanuele Eman- Eman uele No Napoli Italia Italis I liked most of all the American girls There are American American Am Am- many pretty girls some rican foods like ice cream I had to learn to like Tourists see things superficially it Is better to understand people b by s living with them n |