My semester abroad is officially over. I’m closer to Washington DC than I am to Italy and am about 36000 ft in the air, or something along those lines. I’ve slept the majority of the flight, which isn’t a surprise to anyone that knows me and my flying habits. I don’t remember take off, but the lady next to me (from Gainesville, so my dad will be happy), said we left about 30 minutes late. I have about 3 more hours left to my 9 hour flight. They fed me pasta already and apparently I get a snack soon, which is good since all this sleeping has made me hungry.
I spent my last day wandering around to different piazze and people watching and just absorbing being outside in Rome. Rome was lonely once my friends left. It still hasn’t really hit me that the semester is over and that I have no idea when I’ll be back to Italy, but I have thousands (literally) of pictures and millions (also literally) of memories to remember the semester. I also have saved every ticket stub I received in my travels,, and started a rock collection in Greece to carry the memories with me as well.
Back to reality and millions of errands later today and tomorrow and to a world with no language barrier, big super markets, no 1 euro cappuccini or cornetti, no gelato, suppli and pizza on the end of every corner and a requirement to pay for public transportation every time you use it. Here’s to another chapter finished and a new one beginning. Salute!
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