Nomadic Adventures

Today is the day! 

I am finally on my way to Verona, Italia! For so long it had been all talk about studying abroad, but today I realized that it is real! I woke up with mixed feelings this morning. I felt ready for te adventure, but questioning if I was realy ready to spend the next three months somewhere of the unknown with people I've never met before. Now I see it's part of the experience, and there is nothing I love more than a challenge to keep me on my toes! There's no limit to how many new experiences you can have in this world and I plan on taking as many as possible!

As I passed through security, I looked back to see my mom and siblings waving goodbye then realized this wasn't just a few days or a week. Three months living in a new place with new people and not having the availability to just call home or drive if I wanted to. When I got to the gate I soon met up with some of the students from the program, including my roommate! I felt comfort knowing I wasn't traveling alone. As soon as the plane started to move I fell asleep in a heartbeat for about forty minutes. Unfortunately, I couldn't fall asleep the rest of the way. I was too excited and axious to finally arrive and get going. 

After seven hours and forty minutes, we finally arrived to... PARIS! It was shocking to see how quickly you can tell the cultural differences. As soon as I stepped off the plane, I felt intimidated by the way people stare and rudely stormed pass me. The language and social norms took me by surprise, but it was refreshing to see and put in action the way to handle things as you get around. 

We went through customs and a very "friendly" french man stamped my passprt and it finally felt real! I am officially in Europe! I couldn't feel more excited for what's about to come my way!