Hello all! So I will not be posting about spring break in Dublin and Venice for a little while because it is gonna take a while to write and I am still waiting on getting pictures from people. Also I leave tomorrow for Paris until Sunday so I will not be able to use a computer for a few days. So eventually I will have one post dedicated to Dublin, one for Venice, and one for Paris. Juuuuust so everyone knows what to expect soon!
This month has been so crazy! I have gone somewhere every weekend, had to deal with midterms, and another million other things in between those that have made this month very hard and also exciting to deal with. It has been interesting traveling. Especially over spring break because by the end of it I felt like, "okay I was on vacation, now I am gonna go back home to Belleville." But no, I am going back home to Tuscania. It is a weird mindset to be in. I whole-heartedly feel like Tuscania is home now though. By the end of every trip I have taken I just wanna get back to my apartment in my small, tiny little town of Tuscania. I love that I live in a town that is not full of tourists all the time and everyone knows everyone and you can get to anywhere you need within a 15 minutes walk. It is nice to leave our small little town and go on a break somewhere else, but it is even better to come back to.
It really hit me today that my time here is almost up. The teachers are talking about our final projects and papers and what will be on the finals already. I only have one full month and a few days of another left here. It blows my mind! I am excited to get back home and spend time with all my family and friends and catch up with them, but at the same time I am not ready to leave here yet. I am not ready to leave Tuscania. I am not ready to leave my new friends. I am not ready to leave my new home and my new family. It is gonna be a lot harder than I thought it was gonna be. Everyone that I have met here really has become a part of me and we are all already talking about reuniting in like 5 years and renting a villa here in Tuscania for a few weeks in the summer time. We are also planning on visiting each other all over the US when we get back too. Leaving here, these people, is gonna be one of the hardest things I will ever have to do. I usually don't get emotional about leaving people because I am so used to leaving and moving, but then again, I have never had this much of a connection with people before. It is gonna be hard, but then again it is a good thing. I know for a fact I will keep in touch with all of these people and I will see them again.
I am so glad that I got the chance to study abroad. I am so glad my parents supported me in going. I am even more glad that I chose Tuscania as my city to study in. You really feel apart of the Italian culture here. When I go to other major cities like Rome, and Venice, I really appreciate the fact that I live in Tuscania. It is the stereotype of Italy. All the other cities are very Americanized and would not have given me the same experience. I am still amazed every day by all of the beauty that I am surrounded with here. It never gets old.
(well that wasn't sappy at all!) I just went on a little rant there....but anyways...I will be doing other posts for my trips when I get back from Paris.
Until next time...ciao!
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