Last day in Roma!

Packing is almost done...

Only a couple more hours left in this ancient city. These three months have flew past, it seems like just yesterday I was moving in! It's a bittersweet moment, saying good bye to Rome, and hello to Wisconsin again. I had the most amazing time here. I've learned so much about myself and about the Italian culture. I thank everyone who helped me get here, and for all the wonderful support.

I love you all! See you soon!

Cinque Terra

Wow, what an exhausting weekend! This past weekend my friends and I went to Cinque Terra, Italy. Cinque Terra translates to "Five Lands." We went hiking through all five cities in one day! The hike was about 8 miles long. All the cities overlooked the beautiful blue ocean. Some of the towns were right on the coast and others were on cliffs overlooking it. We stayed in the first city in an apartment right in the harbor. The water practically came up to our door! We later found out that most of the of the postcards of our city had our apartment on it because it was such a beautiful view!

The hike was excruciating but still so much fun! The weather was great, a little bit too much sun but still beautiful! In total it took about 8 hours to hike all the cities, which also included lunch, snack breaks, and a little shopping in every city. When we reached the last city we ran into the ocean to celebrate. The sand had little pebbles instead of soft refined sand, so it wasn't nice to lay on, but it felt good on our sore swollen feet. The water was really cold but it felt great! Sadly, when I was digging for sea glass my camera dropped in the water. Hopefully I can save it when I get back home.

Overall, the weekend was a great success: we had a beautiful apartment, a great hike with some good friends, classical Cinque Terra food, and a nice trip back home on the train!

Now I have finals to finish up and then I'm on my way to WISCONSIN!