Studying abroad is such a life altering experience. You take a chance on yourself. You come to an unknown place with no one to fall back on but yourself, you figure out who you actually are and appreciate things more than ever. There are always awkward moments that are not awkward, no hesitations, just a place where you feel you can finally live freely. The truth is I left O' Hare airport in Chicago being more scared than ever before. Am I actually doing this? Now I have came to the conclusion that it does not matter where you are, its the moments you make while you are in those places. In Roma a family has been created, each and everyday we strive to find out every thing about each other. Each person has such an impact on the group as a whole, and each person makes it special in a precarious way. Some people are close to others, some people hate others with a passion, some even don't even know the others name, but the important thing is that we are all here together and striving through this unbelievable experience together. Even if you don't know someone so well, here in Rome is the place to get to know them. I absolutely am happier than ever with the people I am with and got so lucky. True I do miss home and the TEAM but I am here for less than three months. I want to complete the list of top 100 best things to see in Rome. I wanna party hard in Barca for Halloween. I wanna check out the castles in Dublin and I want to see the sites in Amsterdam. I wanna swim in the Trevi Fountain. Watch the sunrise on the Spanish Steps. Complete that 20 mile run passed the Colosseum and the Vatican. Everyday I appreciate being here more and more. I can't even explain to you my feelings running through my head everyday. I am walking passed thousands and thousands of years of real true history on my way to class.
This morning I went on a run up the main hill in Trestevere and passed Villa Borghese which is the cliff where you can see the entire city of ROME. It was unexplainable. As for this weekend went most of us stayed here in Rome because we are all trying to save $$$ for our 11 day fall break extravaganza. Yesterday some of the guys went to a pub and watched the Penn State vs. Illinois football game. I am very happy with my decision to hang out for the weekend and not always be traveling, not that I caught up on sleep as I should have, but it was a blast.
I couldn't have said it better myself and I couldn't be happier for you! When this part of your life comes to a close you will most likely cry, you will have the friends of a lifetime and you will have tons of places to visit all over the U.S. You will dream of going back every other week, yet it would never be the same. Live it, love it, you will never be able to do this again! Miss you!
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