ANDY JOHNSON '83

In January 1983, I spent the Interim with 10 other Dana students and Dr. John W. Nielsen ("Pope John") visiting England, France, Germany, Italy and Denmark. Our study topic was the lives of the saints so, of course, one of the highlights was visiting the Vatican and St. Peter's Basilica. As we were touring St. Peter's, our group of 12 got separated into two groups. I was in one group, Dr. Nielsen was in the other. Eventually, someone in my group spotted our professor and said, "There's the Pope!"

The acoustics in St. Peter's are wonderful and immediately all the tourists in the vicinity had their cameras at the ready and were excitedly looking for the Holy Father. Our handful of students from Nebraska quietly rejoined our leader! This trip was one of the highlights of my years at Dana and I remain very grateful to "the Pope" for his willingness to plan the trip and serve as chaperone, tour guide, interpreter and teacher.

—Andy Johnson '83