ANGELO PONTECORBOLI EDITORE

The ISI Florence & Umbra Institute Studies
in International Education

Editor in Chief
Daniel Tartaglia

Associate Editors
Stefano Baldassarri
Nina Peci

Editorial Board
Vera Abbate, Matt Absalom, Brian Brubaker, Enrico Cesaretti, Alison LaLond Wyant, Simona Lorenzini, Alessandro Polcri, Portia Prebys, Roberta Ricci, Sally Roberts, Sherry Roush, Maria Truglio, Alessandro Vettori

Design and layout
Nina Peci

Contributors
Emanuela Agostini, Stefano U. Baldassarri, Serena Baldini, Elisabetta Blini, Piero Ianniello, Carlo Lorini, Saketh Mandayam, Ahmya McCoy, Justus Miller, Allison Morello, Catia Santi, Tatiana Speri, Joelle Zamperini, 

Cover photo
Ramiro Lara, Scopio

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Index

Introduction
5 Catia Santi, Beyond the Future and Back to the Past

Academics
8 Introduction to “IN-formiamoci” Serena Baldini
11 Catia Santi, The Obvious is Not Obvious. Practical Observations from a Teacher
14 Italian as a Second Language in SAP Piero Ianniello
27 The Learning Mission: Gamification and L2 Italian in Action Tatiana Speri
30 L2 at Play: Game Learning as a New Approach to Reviewing Language Lessons Carlo Lorini
37 Technology in the Class: Figma and Wordwall for Online and In-person Teaching/Learning Elisabetta Blini
40 Reflections on Best Practices in Teaching Italian as a Second Language in AACUPI Programs Emanuela Agostini

Administrators
46 The Upset Awareness: Reflections on East–West Relations from Classical Antiquity to the Early Modern Era Stefano U. Baldassarri

Alumni
90 Navigating Intersectional Identities Abroad Ahmya McCoy
99 FOMO Abroad. Budgeting and Balancing Personal Needs Justus Miller
108 Marine Biology on the Island of Elba Allison Morello
111 Saketh Mandayam, Finding Foundlings: A Student’s Journey into the “Archives of the Innocent”
115 Joelle Zamperini, A New Life in Italy: Overcoming Culture Shock