Goodbye Santa Barbara!

After two wonderful weeks, it was time to say congratulations, goodbye, and head down to San Diego for our "Grand Finale". We had a very special going away party with the host families with Completion Certificates, a live performance from our students, and an amazing birthday celebration! A very special night we will all remember.

Lucia Coletta and some of the students' certificates.

"Surfing USA" An amazing performance!!

Our local high school English Helpers. These charming girls joined us for many excursions to help the students meet some locals. Thanks girls for all that you did to help!

Goodbye Santa Barbara and UCSB!! Hello San Diego....

Awesome Host Families!!

It's always difficult to leave amazing host families, especially when they make you feel like a part of the family. Students stayed with wonderful, caring, outgoing families here in Santa Barbara. Thanks to everyone who participated!

Goodbye University of California, Santa Barbara!

Certificates for Coppo's Group!

What a fantastic group of students!! What a sad day when it was time for Laura Coppo's group to leave! We wish you could have stayed one more week! What a special time we had together! Congratulations on a job well done! And thanks to the fantastic teachers who taught you!

Disneyland, Sea World, & Universal Studios!!

Wow!! The Santa Barbara group saw every major amusement park in California in only two fast weeks! What special memories they will always carry with them!!

Disneyland Fireworks over the Enchanted Castle!

Adventure Land Boat ride :)

SeaWorld!! Yeah!

Penguins in San Diego ?

Universal Studios!

Our Beautiful Leaders!!

Whoo hoo!!

Lookin' good!

Gorgeous!!

Mission Santa Barbara

Mission Santa Barbara is a Spanish Franciscan mission in Santa Barbara, California. It was founded on Decemeber 4, 1786 and names after the feast day of Saint Barbara, for the religious conversion of the indigenous local Chumash-Barbareño tribe.

The early missionaries built three different chapels during the first few years, each larger than the previous one. It was only after the great Santa Barbara Earthquake on December 21, 1812, which destroyed the existing buildings, that the construction on the current Mission was begun. It was completed and then dedicated in 1820. The towers were considerably damaged in the June 29, 1925 earthquake, but were subsequently rebuilt in 1927. The appearance of the inside of the church has not been altered significantly since 1820.

Mission Santa Ynez

Founded on September 17, 1804 by Father Estevan Tapis, the Mission Santa Ynez was named after Saint Agnes, an early Christian martyr of the fourth century. The Mission was home to the first learning institution in Alta California.

Ostrich Farm!

Welcome to Ostrich Land USA! Thirty minutes north of Santa Barbara lies a quaint Ostrich farm. The farm features a variety of ostriches and emus. Ostrich Land provides an interactive activity for students who want to get up close and personal with these fascinating birds. The highlight of the farm is feeding the ostriches and emus:










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