Italy Recap

I finally got home a day and a half ago. It was really a great trip. The whole time I just felt so lucky to be able to go on it. I will say that I had never cried so much out of sheer happiness. The biggest tearjerkers were the Trevi Fountain, Apollo and Daphne by Bernini, The David by Michealangelo as one as the one by Bernini and one churches statues of cloaked women. It was so inexplicable as well. It was just like witnessing pure beauty. I really am not much of a crier but Italy's art brought it out of me. 

I had spend 10 of the 15 days by myself. I was a little worried how I would handle that. Not only the idea of being alone for 10 days straight but how it would be to run around a strange city, not speaking the language and not having any companion there with you to help. I have to say I actually, really enjoyed the time by myself. It was a nice break from really everyone. I got to do exactly what I wanted to do. Nothing more, nothing less. I felt like taking a nap, boom nap taken, I wanted to walk 5 minutes out of my way to the good gelato shop, I was eating some gelato. I really enjoyed it. I also liked that I got so

It was very interesting the first thing my Mom said to me after my ten day solo tour.  She blurted out on the boat ride in Venice "What I think is great, Rachel, is that the person you are now is nothing like the person you were two years ago. Here you are doing all these things. You a few years ago, would never have done any of this." I was surprised she brought it up. Then I thought about it for a little bit. She had a very good point. The person I used to be would never have had the balls to undertake a trip like this one. It makes me so happy to see how I have come out of the shell that was once holding me back.

I feel like that is what this whole year is about, kinda finishing the transformation that I have already started. In the end my goal is just to be the type of adult I always wanted to be in many different ways. I am on the road but not there yet. I can't wait to see what the future has in store for me. I feel like no matter what it is going to be an interesting adventure.