An incredible experience in Italy with the team! So grateful for everyone at @carthagecollege and @globalsande that helped create this amazing experience for our players! #Blessed#FIRE ๐ฅ๐
After an amazing week in Italy, we would like to say a huge THANK YOU to our incredible tour guides - Tom, Federica, Ilaria, and Ivan (not pictured) - for all of their hard work to help make our trip a memory that will last a lifetime for all of our student-athletes!
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๐ฅ DAY SEVEN ๐ฅ
We spent our final day of the trip in Rome with a tour of the Vatican City Museum and the Sistine Chapel, before enjoying the sights of the city!
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Professor Carter Rockhill discusses how our trip to Italy has served as part of a educational course, Exploring International Sport Business and Culture, allowing our student-athletes to earn college credit and experience a new part of the world!
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๐ฅ DAY SIX ๐ฅ
The Firebirds have arrived in Rome! The team took at tour of the Roman Colosseum, the Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill!
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๐ฅ DAY FIVE ๐ฅ
The Firebirds traveled to Florence on Tuesday! The team was able to tour the Galleria Dell Academia, home to Michelangeloโs โDavidโ and many other amazing pieces of art. We then closed out the day by enjoying Florence!
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๐ฅ DAY FOUR ๐ฅ
The Firebirds said โarrivederciโ to Milan and traveled to Pisa on Monday. The team took a tour of the Leaning Tower of Pisa and the surrounding area!
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2006 John Curtis (LA) running Cutback Dive out of the Split Back Veer
Thanks to all the coaches who responded to my email this morning to get me right!
๐ฅ DAY 2 ๐ฅ
The Firebirds traveled to Como on Saturday! After exploring town in the morning, the group took a boat cruise across Lake Como to Bellagio, where we explored some more of the townโs culture and even enjoyed some time in the water!
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๐ฅ ITALY BOUND ๐ฅ
Today we begin our team trip to Italy! Be sure to follow all of our Carthage Football social media channels to check out everything the Firebirds are going to be up to!
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๐ฅ DAY ONE ๐ฅ
We arrived in Italy after a short layover in Zurich and a beautiful morning flight over the Alps. The team then went to lunch and took a tour of Milan and the Duomo di Milano!
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Congratulations to our seniors who had signing day today!! Your contributions to our program will never be forgotten. We look forward to following your college journey. Thank you for everything!!