Drum Roll Please: Vladimiro Gioa and JWU Wed Reality Party

The night we have all been anxious for, the night that has been creating such build up especially after meeting Vladimiro and being filmed by FashionTimes on every trip we took.  Last night was when the winner was announced.   Since we left the country, we all knew that there would be a life changing opportunity up for grabs, to a student that showed passion, exuded knowledge of this industry and that would dedicate their time to live in Italy for 6 months, where that person would work for Vladimiro Gioia and Maria Chiara. 

  The night began when we got to Lotvs which is a restaurant and lounge located in Corso Como.  This cocktail party was in honor of Vladimiro Gioia and to all of the JWU Wed Reality students.  There was a VIP section reserved for all of us where we toasted to the success of this trip, reflected back on our experiences, took tons of pictures, and all in all enjoyed each others company.  There was very delicious food at this cocktail party and by far the best potatoes I have ever eaten in my life.  After we enjoyed some food and champagne, Professor St. Jean and Professor Caloura presented Maria, Fulvio and Elise with the journals we had all written our thank you’s in the night before, followed by Maria showing her appreciation for all of us by giving us certificates as a thank you for our participation with the projects we created for Vladimiro Gioia. 

Finally!  The winner was announced.  And the winner is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   Annie Rustekia! 
(Congratulations!!)

After we celebrated and cheered to success and luck, we left Lotvs to stroll around Curso Como before "zee club", Club Old Fashioned (In Milan, 11:00 is early to go to a club).  When we got to the club it was quite overwhelming and a different atmosphere than I would expect in America.  I was taken by surprise of how big this outside club was, and how it was packed with people.  It was clearly a popular place, and a place to go to to have a memorable night; and so we did.  I noticed when I got there, there people smoking on the dance floor, definitely not something that is common in the U.S, but this is Europe and there are not as many NO SMOKING signs as there are back at home.  I did enjoy that there was a mix of Italian music and American music, so that there were songs I could dance to and songs that I enjoyed hearing for the first time.  After several hours of dancing,  I finally heard my pillow calling my name.  The night was an incredible night, where we were all able to spend together as a group and have a good time.  It was nice that as a group, we were able to celebrate this night with Maria, Fulvio, Elise and Elenora and let loose of the tiring and hectic past few days.  I am so glad that we were able to have had a night like this, it was unforgettable.