The vibrant port city of Catania, streets and buildings made of black lava rocks, the powerful ancient Greek colony of Syracusa, a beautiful wildlife reserve and beach at Vendicari, the Greek temples at Agrigento, Roman ruins below the streets of Catania, one of the most lively open air markets in Europe, the smoking volcano every morning when you awake, the most beautiful views imaginable right in your own backyard.

Make life better for children at risk, help restore a country house surrounded by vineyards, peer into the crater of the highest active volcano in Europe, learn Italian cooking, taste local wine and olive oil, refresh yourself in cold spring water, eat delicious Sicilian specialties like cannoli and arancini, swim in the Mediterranean, visit the breathtaking Piazza del Duomo of Syracusa.

The complex layers of ancient Greek, Roman, Arab, Norman, Spanish, and Italian history in Sicily,how to restore a house, how to cook Italian style with our host family, how to make wine and olive oil, the art of making mosaics with our Italian host mother, about ancient Greek theater and Archimedes’ war machines, how volcanoes work, how to give of yourself to help others.