Paige Backentose
Paige Backenstose, Edina, Minnesota
University of Virginia, Spanish and religion
Host Family: Andy & Carrie Macfarlan
Job Host: Federal Executive Institute
Mentor: Lauren Thompson
Paige is a fitness trainer and coached track at Albemarle High School. She studied in Florence, Italy, this summer, where she completed professional cooking classes at Apicius School of Hospitality. She hopes to someday open a restaurant or have a career in the culinary arts.