never really paid much attention to her in high school noticed her in college because she knew her stuff. so they were quite impressed that she was so knowledgeable in her field already. like, caught a lot of their eyes. reporter: well, maybe they were each other s kind of people. right? yeah, yeah. reporter: they worried about her, of course. this was the first time shelley had ever been away from home. this is what she wanted to do. and she wasn t homesick. and i said okay. reporter: it was only an hour s drive away if she needed them. her first year was just fine. and so, in september 2009, when shelley was into year two, with a circle of friends, even a boyfriend, her parents felt free to set off on their first real adventure alone, far from home, just the two of them. a road trip to yellowstone national park, more than 1,400 miles up the interstate from italy.
competition. and it won her fourth place there. so she got a total of $13,000 to a scholarship toward the art institute of dallas. reporter: that s quite remarkable. so she this is an a major talent. and she was so excited about getting to go. reporter: the art institute of dallas is an urban school. everything about it and around it as different as can be from little italy, 45 miles and a whole world away. but here, finally, was a world in which shelley felt like she belonged. just being around people that had her same objectives and her and a lot of the boys which have never really paid much attention to her in high school noticed her in college because she knew her stuff. reporter: they worried about her, of course. this was the first time shelley had ever been away from home. this is what she wanted to do. and she wasn t homesick. and i said okay.
her their same mindsets. and a lot of the boys which have never really paid much attention to her in high school noticed her in college because she knew her stuff. so they were quite impressed that she was so knowledgeable in her field already. like, caught a lot of their eyes. reporter: well, maybe they were each other s kind of people. right? yeah, yeah. reporter: they worried about her, of course. this was the first time shelley had ever been away from home. this is what she wanted to do. and she wasn t homesick. and i said okay. reporter: it was only an hour s drive away if she needed them. her first year was just fine. and so, in september 2009, when shelley was into year two, with a circle of friends, even a boyfriend, her parents felt free to set off on their first real adventure alone, far from home, just the two of them.
just being around people that had her same objectives and her their same mindsets. and a lot of the boys which have never really paid much attention to her in high school noticed her in college because she knew her stuff. so they were quite impressed that she was so knowledgeable in her field already. like, caught a lot of their eyes. reporter: well, maybe they were each other s kind of people. right? yeah, yeah. reporter: they worried about her, of course. this was the first time shelley had ever been away from home. this is what she wanted to do. and she wasn t homesick. and i said okay. reporter: it was only an hour s drive away if she needed them. her first year was just fine. and so, in september 2009, when shelley was into year two, with a circle of friends, even a boyfriend, her parents felt free to set off on their first real adventure alone, far from home,
little italy, 45 miles and a whole world away. but here, finally, was a world in which shelley felt like she belonged. just being around people that had her same objectives and her their same mindsets. and a lot of the boys which have never really paid much attention to her in high school noticed her in college because she knew her stuff. so they were quite impressed that she was so knowledgeable in her field already. like, caught a lot of their eyes. reporter: well, maybe they were each other s kind of people. right? yeah, yeah. reporter: they worried about her, of course. this was the first time shelley had ever been away from home. this is what she wanted to do. and she wasn t homesick. and i said okay. reporter: it was only an hour s drive away if she needed them. her first year was just fine. and so, in september 2009, when