About the Trip
It’s funny how things work. My very first trip to Italy was with Father Augustine Tran. It was that trip that led me to quit my job in the music industry and start this company. On my previous pilgrimage was a woman named Kari Beckman who had recently founded a homeschool hybrid. She loved the trip she was on so much that she decided to begin a regular school pilgrimage to Italy. Father Augustine was the chaplain of the school.
Dates
December 26, 2006 – January 3, 2007
Visited
Florence, Siena, Rome
Masses
Pope sighting
Pope Benedict at the Vespers (I kissed his ring!)
Pope Benedict at the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God
Accommodations
Gesu…, Florence
Casa Fatima, Rome
Restaurants
Orso’80
Sacro e Profano
Rustichella
Verranzanno