Beginnings.

For the past two years, I've been spoiled by the fact that I chose to go to a university so close to home which my loving boyfriend Ethan just happens to also attend. However, I have committed to spending the Fall Quarter of my Junior year in Italy. I leave at the end of August for a pre-orientation seminar in Greece and then will spend September through most of December living in Florence!

I guess you could say I'm a bit scared to leave life as I know it all behind, but I'm also incredibly excited. I know that I will be making new friends and having amazing experiences abroad! Both my parents and Ethan will both be visiting me at some point; I can't wait to see the people I love in a place that I know I will come to love as well.

So, life is beautiful. I look forward to sharing my adventures with you here in the coming months. ;]