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Italy, You Have My Heart

Traveling the world turns into more than a vacation when you develop such a connection with the country you visited.

Alexa Levin

Sep 01, 2016

St Josephs College New York

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Alexa Levin

In my opinion, traveling the world is the greatest experience to ever be apart of.

Fortunately, I have been lucky enough to travel to eleven different countries. Traveling has taught me so much about the different types of people, the different languages, foods, rituals and cultures. I've learned to take thousands of pictures while I travel because though it's hard to take in the country you're in through a lense, it's the reason I have such a strong memory of every place I have been to.

I've been to Europe two different times. France and Spain the first and Italy and Switzerland the second time. So far, my favorite has been Italy. Italy has no language barrier, beautiful landmarks, friendly people and cuisine to die for. Venice, the city underwater was definitely my favorite. The gondola rides more peaceful than yoga, the gelato sweeter than sugar, everything about Venice was perfect. If I had to explain to the people who know me how happy I was while visiting Venice I would tell them more happy than if I met New York Mets pitcher, Noah Syndergaard.

Italy is unique. There are tourists everywhere but there are even more residents, that make the country so beautiful and educational. Their mannerisms, their choice of clothing and everything in between makes traveling the world so exciting and special.

Coming home from Italy and five days later breaking news informs the world that there was a deadly earthquake just 115 miles from Rome. Being there just a few days prior to this disaster broke my heart in ways I didn't think were possible. I fell in love with Italy and knowing one of my favorite countries in the world was suffering, hurt more than ever.

When you travel the world, you develop stronger feelings than you knew existed for people you met, food you tried and the country in itself.

Italy, you have my heart forever and though I was only there for eight days, I feel as though it could be home.

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4. When you need to see an advisor, but they are too busy/unresponsive.

5. Trying not to dress like a bum for your appointments with your advisors/department heads.

6. When you have a perfectly planned out schedule, and one class ruins it.

7. Carefully moving things around to accommodate a different class/section.

8. Waking up at 6:00 a.m. for your enrollment time.

9. Concocting a new schedule at your enrollment time after your original plan gets changed.

10. Getting into a class and filling the last available seat.

11. When all of your classes finally go through.

12. Realizing that you forgot a class that was a pre-requisite for everything else.

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