First of all, Thanks so much for all of the 45 entries!!! All of them so amazing. They made me laugh, cry, sing dance and one even scared me. yikes! I even want to learn to juggle, rap, wrap present better, and look both ways before crossing the street. Be careful! Awe, the kids, you gotta love the kids. But, most of all it was a fun little project to do. Don’t you agree? People from all over the world entered, South Africa, Sweden, UK, Brazil, Costa Rica, and across the US. Thanks for sharing 12 seconds of your life with us and most of all your time and talent to be creative and tell us why you want to come to Italy.

Honestly, Jose and I would love to take all of you with us. What a fun and crazy group this would be. It was a extremely hard decision to make, and it took all morning for me to do. But, here are the top 3 + 1 videos in particular order. The public will decide the winner of the scholarship. If you are in the top 3 + 1, we encourage you to get your friends to vote, twitter and facebook it. The winner will be announced on Friday, June 12 at 5:00 p.m. PST.

All votes must be cast here in the comments section. We ask that they simply post the videos name and why they think it’s the winning video.

Good luck to all of the top 3+1.


me plus italy


take me to italy…


peanut allergy


shiz-what?


Jose Villa says, Hello from Spain!!!


Thanks for your entries!!!

maria fononu: i gotta show the love for shiz-what, that kiddo has the mojo!

Neil Austin: hey i went through all your videos and the information which you have provided above. I really liked your work and i seriously love all your videos. I am really impressed by that child one. You have done a great job.

Kelly: You people are CRAZY CREATIVE! It's almost ridiculous how great these entries are.

David: These are some AMAZING VIDEOS!!!!!! :) Best of luck to the contestants! ^_^

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laura-dolcepics: "me plus italy" has a simple message and was done beautifully! My vote. :)

Lucia: Give it up for Kurstin Roe and the shiz-what video, I love it.

kurstin Roe: hello all, thanks for everyone who has voted. i pieced together the Shiz-What piece after long deliberation about what to do. I understand that it may not have the most artistic merit, but the competition is about the best video. please vote for whoever you think is deserving of the trip, i will keep my fingers crossed that its for me.

Lawrence @ Tofurious: So HILARIOUS!

stephanie: love allison cox video entitled me+italy. charming and creative!

Gustavo: Tough call, loved "Shiz-What?" but my vote has to go to "Me Plus Italy".

Trent: These are all so clever! I'm going with Shiz-What cuz it's just too funny. That needs to go viral.

Orbie Pullen: All these videos rock! My vote goes for "me plus italy" but "shiz-what?" is a close second.

jim: Go Kurstin, my darn firewall at worked blocked me all day, just made it home. I'm going to call the crew to get them too! Great videos all around though.

Catelyn Liem Thurman: for-shiz-give the kid a hockey stick!

angela hardison: me + italy by allison cox. it's just simple and charming and perfect.

joanna goddard: me plus italy -- gorgeous, creative, a real talent.

carly: me plus italy by allison cox.

alex: What a cool idea! WOW! While they're all totally creative, I loved "Me Plus Italy"! It was inventive, quirky, elegant, cool and clearly she took time to put it together. Plus she looks like she would be alot of fun to have at your workshop....GOODLUCK to everyone!

katie Kortman: I like the "me plus Italy" video. It was clever to have the 2 dimensional elements popping out of the had of something 3-dimensional. And very aesthetically pleasing.

Jared Cardon: Definitely have to vote for me + italy. really fantastic!