The Right Way to Kick Off My Senior Year

While I participated in the study abroad program, I continued to grow into a beautiful young lady. This experience was awesome; I met new people and got closer with others. I will forever cherish my first senior semester of college. This journey went better than I expected. This was the right way to kick it off.

I am glad my bestfriend

Lianne was able to attend this trip with me. I can't imagine this trip without her.

    We had so much fun together between sleepless nights, hanging with the boys, and learning another language through the use of context clues. Our last time at the laundromat was this morning. The people here are so nice to you no matter what culture you come from. There were two men that were struggling to work the machines including the coffee machine and detergent vending machine. It was the most comical laundromat experience that we ever had. The men were just so pleasant, and wanted to by us coffee due to the fact that we helped them out. Remember, we aren't fluid in the language so we were using our context clues throughout the conversation.

     I also enjoyed the classes that I took. The European Literature class was my favorite, after Travel Native, of course, because I definitely enjoyed blogging with Lianne. I got so deep into the book that it was unreal. The book was called "A Room with a view" (by E.M. Forester) and it was set in the same place we are located which is Tuscany, Italy. Photography was the second class. Taking pictures is one thing, but to actually take pictures that have meaning is another story. The class made me look at taking pictures in different ways that I didn't even think off. Our mid-term was to take a metaphysical photo and the final was to take a nihilism photo.

Life is a circle. It repeats itself and it's not black and white. It never was black and white, you have to pay close attention to details. The world is colorful.

My nihilism photo has two concepts behind it, racism and abuse. Men didn't care whether you were a man or woman, they still had prejudice. In this picture, the man has the woman in a chokehold. She seems really confused and hurt by what's happening. Meanwhile, the man looks like he doesn't care but also slightly enjoys it.

         It's been real Prato, but I am sad to say it is time for me to head on home. I am truly going to miss this place no doubt about it. This little city is full of excitement and exploration.