Some Pretty Big News...

I'm Officially Going to Italy 

Next Semester!!!!

I can't believe my acceptance letter has finally come

and that in January I will be setting off on the adventure

of a lifetime. I'm going to have to try even harder in Italian

class now. :) 

I've been to Italy before, the summer before my Freshman year 

of high school with our family friends and I feel so blessed because

my friend that I went to Italy with the first time is also studying abroad 

at the same time!!! She'll be in Florence and I'll be in Orvieto. Here are 

some incredibly awkward photos of me and my family on our last trip. 

And this will be my new home in January:

source: Here

source: Here

I seriously can't believe this is happening officially. I also can't believe I thought

it was ok to buy a Pinocchio shirt last time I was there. Oh yeah, because we 

didn't have any of our luggage. That hopefully won't happen this time :)

Have you studied abroad before? Any words of wisdom?