 The trip was made possible by a letter of invitation from the sculptor , then president of the school.In 1988, an article describing Cimarelli's one-year trip was published in Tuttoturismo Italian monthly magazine.In 1994, Cimarelli was awarded a diploma in sculpture at Scola prufesciunela per la artejanat artistich (School of specialization in sculpture of wooden figure) in Sëlva di Val Gardena, Italy.