I am off to Florence to study abroad for the semester. After a year of hard work and determination, it seems impossible that I will be waking up in Italy in less than four weeks. I need to stop the chaos, if only for a minute, to remind myself why I am doing this... why I am leaving everything I know to live in an unfamiliar place. To be free. To discover. To become self-reliant. To live.
Discovery: to obtain sight or knowledge of for the first time. (webster)
Freedom: not determined by anything beyond its own nature or being: choosing or capable of choosing for itself. (webster)
Independence: Not governed by a foreign power; self-governing. Free from the influence, guidance, or control of another or others; self-reliant: Not determined or influenced by someone or something else; not contingent. (Farlex)
Life: The physical, mental, and spiritual experiences that constitute existence. (Farlex)
This is so exciting! I can't wait for more posts. I expect I'll feel like I'm right there with you every time you blog.
ReplyDeleteOh, wow! Excellent add, Italian News from the Telegraph. Keep it there, please. I intend to check it as long as you're posting...just to see what's happening where you're going and then, where you are.
ReplyDeleteYou will be with me as I travel : ) and I'll keep it up. I love you Gail!
ReplyDeleteAre we there yet?
ReplyDeleteYes we are here!! Ill post more as soon as i get an adapter so I can charge my laptop, haha. I love you both!! Florence is amazing!
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