"When I was about eleven years old, I remember a specific conversation I had with my father. I sat quiet while he talked about our family's Italian heritage and the origin of our last name, DeLeo. De - Leo: The - Lion. Simple enough, makes sense. What characteristics come to your mind when you think about the embodiment of a lion? I think of wisdom, respect, courage, beauty, strength, unity, and passion. Once I learned of this connection, I took a lot of pride in my last name and the characteristics it symbolized. To this day, I dedicate to live every aspect of my life with the heart of a lion."

Travel


Camelback Mountain in Scottsdale, Arizona
U.S. States I Have Traveled To
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Michigan
Iowa
Indiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York
Florida
Arizona
California
Texas







International Travel

Roman Bath House in Bath, England
In the summer of 2011 I had the opportunity to study abroad with a group of 20 other Illinois State University business students.  Our program took place in Bristol, England where we had the opportunity to study at The University of The West of England for a month.  Classes were centered around global business, European politics, and cultural diversity.  Besides attending classes there was plenty of opportunity to explore different areas of the U.K. and Europe.  Weekend trips were made to London and Dublin, Ireland.  The last week of the program took place in Belgium, where we adventured through beautiful cities and visited all three branches of the European Union.  At program end I traveled to Italy to meet my mother and sister for a few days.  Visiting Italy had always been a life long goal of mine and I am very happy that I could final witness some of it's beautiful sites.  For a more detailed telling of my European trip look through my blog post history for posts made while I was over seas.  Here is a list of all of the places I went.

Bristol, England
London, England
Bath, England
London, England
Dublin, Ireland
Wicklow Mountains, Ireland
Ghent, Belgium
Brugge, Belgium
Brussels, Belgium
Venice, Italy
Rome, Italy

Wicklow Mountains, Ireland










Ghent, Belgium




Venice, Italy













   
Spanish Steps in Rome, Italy
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