Rosa Di Grottole graduated in 2008 in Cultural Heritage and Preservation Studies (BA) from the University of Florence. In 2009 she received a scholarship to study at the Sorbonne University and moved to Paris where she worked on her thesis’s research for six months.
She holds a M.A. cum Laude in Art History from the University of Florence and a M.A. cum Laude in Teaching Italian to foreigners from the University Ca’ Foscari in Venice. Her last research focused on Intercultural Competence.
In 2016 Rosa moved to Columbus (OH), and since then she has added many new facets to her education, work experience, and life. She taught Italian at the Columbus State Community College for 4 years, and currently directs the Academic and Study Abroad Programs at the Italian Dream Academy, a private school in Columbus. 
In addition to lecturing for FRIT,  she is the Assistant Director of the Italian Basic Language Program.