Monday, December 8, 2008. Venice
So I am sitting here, T-minus 12 hours until I get on a water taxi and say good bye to this unbelievable city, these amazing people, and the most wonderful house in all of Venice, Italy, and the world. (ok so that last one might have been a slight exaggeration).
Not much has been going on here except people frantically packing, cleaning, finalizing peoples gifts etc. I cannot believe that I have been here for four months. Sometimes it feels like so much longer, yet sometimes it feels like just yesterday that I just walked into this (now sadly empty) room. I feel like I should impart some wisdom that I have learned or something, but I am kinda at a loss of words.... All I can say is this. This has been the hardest, most expensive, most amazing, irreplaceable semester of my life and I have learned SO much. About people, myself, traveling, geography, life, boys, living arrangements, cooking, Italy, God, iPods, packing, ANYTHING and EVERYTHING. I missed my friends from home SO much. But now I am coming home and I can honestly say it was ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND MILLION KAJILLION percent worth it. Venice (and Italy) will forever have a hold on my heart. If you EVER see anything about Venice--be it music, picture, book, movie, postcard--PLEASE tell me because I want it. :)
Thank you to all of you who read this jumbly account of my adventures (even though sometimes I think it is just you, Mer. Ironic since you are IN most of my blog...).
I cannot WAIT to see you all, but bear with me as I try to remember to speak English again, that I must DRIVE places, that not every restaurant has gelato, that I cannot take a train to Paris tomorrow, and that I no longer live in the "Real World: Venice" house full of the most insane group of amazing people.
Fewf, what a semester!! Atlanta (via Winston-Salem for a night or two :) ) here I come!!!
Ciao ciao, Venezia. Ti amo molto!!
3 comments:
Yay! I'm so glad you enjoyed abroad, and that you're coming homeee!
ps - this is my first comment ever. I hope it works.
Well, here I am. alone on this continent and crying after reading your blog. I love you and I hope your flight home wasn't as long and boring as expected!!
Now on to the next chapter of life. I don't know, how about you come visit me in Houston?
Oh yea. and since you left there's no one to skype with in the middle of the day.
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