Solo un mese! Only one month remains ahead before my peers, professors and I jet off to the beautiful city of Rome! As I have been counting down the days since June, this finally seems like a reasonable amount of time. Yet, there is so much left to do before I set foot in the ancient city- and more importantly, get my hands on some gelato! I’m making lists of things I need to pack, things I need to buy, things I need to prepare, etc. Never in my life have I had a ‘to-do’ list that I actually felt motivated to get done!

My excitement is about the equivalent of when you were a kid going to Disney world for the first time. All my life I’ve heard stories, photos, and experiences about Rome from books, history classes, movies, friends and family; but in less than a month I’ll be having experiences and making memories of my own. Not only am I excited to see iconic statues and cities, eat at famous restaurants, meet new people, experience new culture, and learn about architecture, I am overjoyed at the idea that I get to spend an entire month in a place completely new to me. It’s like being handed a blank canvas and every color of paint imaginable- I can make it whatever I want it to be, and that’s pretty exciting.

I can’t wait for you to Rome with me!

-Chloe