Wow, I can’t believe I have been in Rome for two days already! Time really goes by fast and the city with the name Romance really lives up to its name. From ancient ruins and burial of Julius Caesar to the burial of the renascence painter Rafael, it so much to take in. Tomorrow we head off to Florence and I am super excited to wake up at 5 am, head on the bus and see the country side.
One more night before take-off and this week has been packed with preparation. I wish packing was only my trouble, but life has been playing with me. I have not only been shopping for tiny hair products and toothpaste for my flight, but also cramming three weeks’ worth of homework on top of working and last-minute doctor appointments. Yes, it has been a week of preparing for my trip, the flight, and keeping up with life!
I am very nervous and thinking about all the people I am going to miss here at home. I am very thankful for this experience and have to say, I am almost ready for take off.
This is not only my test of this blog, but my chance to express my excitement to this new adventure. It has been bestowed upon me that I get a second chance to go on a once in a lifetime journey. It still has not hit me that in two weeks, I will be setting out by plane to an unknown land, to my eyes. I have spent the last two months learning Greek and Italian history to prepare myself for the mysteries of this ancient world. I will have the privilege to explore the ancient to rebirth historical art in a land and time of primitive ideas known to us today. For some, this could be a journey to a religious experience and some for others a personal. Which one will this be for me ? I would say perhaps culture or maybe even creative inspiration………..