<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/blog/2022/prato-family-dinner.php" dsn="blogs"><type>Internal</type><external_link/><featured/><category>The Charger Blog</category><pubDate>12/02/2022</pubDate><title>Students, Italian Family Share Culture and Connection Over Dinner</title><description>Students studying abroad at the University’s campus in Italy this semester joined a local family for dinner, getting a taste of what it is like to live and grow up in Prato, Italy. It was an immersive opportunity for them to learn more about the local food, culture, and language.</description><hide-description/><author>Renee Chmiel, Office of Marketing and Communications</author><author-details/><hide-author/><date>December 2, 2022</date><image><img src="https://newhaven.edu/_resources/images/news/general/2025/prato-family-dinner.jpg" alt="The students and the family ready for dinner."/></image><image-caption>The students and the family ready for dinner.</image-caption><hide-image/><tags><tag>News</tag><tag>news-all</tag><tag>news-blog</tag><tag>year-2022</tag></tags></item>