Friends

Today is my final day of work. I have been here for a year, worked in my field, and finished well. As a reward to myself today, I will have a nice lunch near the icon of Pisa, the first thing I thought about when moving here, the Leaning Tower. Go Me!

This week I have watched videos through my year, and I am shocked that I can still feel the same emotion I did the moments in time. My life has completely changed being here. The way I felt when I moved here, or last summer, or when my parents came is different than how I feel now. I haven't decided if it's better, and I don't know that it is important. It is just different.

Although it is the final day of my year contract, I may be back in the fall. The decision is still in the air, and is not only my decision. It also belongs to a very important person I have met on this journey. In fact, I have met quite a few very important people.

When you are far away from family, it becomes extremely important to have special people in your life. We call them friends, but really, we know they are our family. I have learned many things in this year like, portions of a romantic language (small portions,) recipes, history, differences, similarities, but most importantly, friendship.

Here are some of my favorite moments with some of my favorite people.

Stay tuned for my summer of traveling.