[P] Memories and Moments: Study Abroad.

In between sightseeing and traveling, I was lucky enough to meet some amazing people and have some of the best nights of my life. Here is a sneak peak of the other side of my study abroad experience and some of the people who have changed my life for the better:

Thoughts upon spending the last six months in Europe.

Things I will miss about Rome and Italy: Due due uno and C5; ridiculous adventures with my roommates; talking on the balcony; cooking pasta everyday; outlawing Nutella from the house; Trastevere, Campo dei Fiori, and Testaccio; gelato - especially one euro gelato; fizzy vino; art, history, and churches with both everywhere; espresso; the best pizza, pasta, and bruschetta in existence; Andrea; the Asian pizza place and stopping for kebabs; Scholars; 35 cent coffee machines at school; walking everywhere; the market on Sunday; zucchini pizza; Bulgaria; jumping gates because you can't figure out how to open them; crepes; Francesco's and Le Fate; California girls from St. Mary's; Roman water fountains; the night bus; Paulo; le discotece; house wine; Piazza Navona; trains; pear juice; "pure pressure"; making friends from all over America and the world; the government building; Easy Jet; pumpkin soup; Italian; cobblestone; protests; taking the tram.

Things I will not miss: taking the tram; protests; cobblestone; creepy Italian men; dog poop on the sidewalks; trash everywhere; mafia shenanigans; corruption; nothing working; bus drivers that take coffee breaks in the middle of a route; John Cabot University; lack of public and free restrooms, toilet paper, and toilet seats; pay as you go phones; pickpockets; not having a garbage disposal, dish washer, or clothes dryer; arguing with taxi drivers; having to communicate via skype; worrying about my passport; anarchists.

Things I Have Learned:
- I have a wonderful, loving support system and family
- I have the best boyfriend in the world
- I am smarter and more capable than I give myself credit for
- To be more open to people and new things
- To take that trip, to watch that sunset, to be the first one dancing
- That surviving in Rome means you can do anything!