On the edge of the dock among rows of colorful buildings in Burano, Italy, Ashley Pales felt at home. A Lincoln Southwest High School graduate and Yale University sophomore, Pales spent five weeks exploring the country and reconnecting to her family's Italian heritage during a study abroad program last summer.
When she got back to the U.S., she submitted two photos she'd taken in Italy to the Yale Center for International and Professional Experience to possibly be included in a 2018 calendar. In October, she found out one of her photos had made the cut.
