Chris Hope is a Graduate Teaching Assistant in Italian, beginning his Master’s in Italian Studies here at the Ohio State University. He graduated from the University of Delaware in May 2023, obtaining a Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics and an Honors Bachelor of Arts in Three Languages (Italian, German, and Russian). While Chris has not had the chance to visit Italy yet, his Winter Session studying German at the Universität Leipzig in January 2023 helped strengthen his desire to teach language and culture.