Bronx students share their life-changing European travel experiences

It’s part of a yearlong fellowship with East Side House Settlement through which students learn about college and career readiness, leadership skills and life tools. On the 10-day all-expenses-paid trip, they gained once-in-a-lifetime experiences like learning about the history of the Colosseum in Italy and making tapas in Spain.

The participants were chosen based on their academic achievement. Now, many of them are graduating high school and going on to colleges like Hunter College and Baruch College with their newfound skills and perspectives.