With less than a week to the beginning of our biggest adventure--a year studying abroad in Rome--our nervous excitement led us to search for a quote to verbalize our hopes for this next year. We found our motto with Mark Twain, who wrote: "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." Our adventure of a lifetime will not be an adventure unless we take risks: get lost in a random city, try new foods (and maybe wines), attempt to speak Italian, meet new people, and learn from every moment. This year, our classrooms will not only be confined to our small Saint Mary's campus but will rather extend to the entire city of Rome and, in fact, Europe. This blog will hopefully document our adventures together as we become fully immersed in our new culture and "do as the Romans do," study the history and art of this "Eternal City," and travel to various destinations throughout Italy and Europe. We hope you will enjoy following along on our travels, day-to-day events, and, possibly, mishaps. We have no idea what the future will hold, but we can't wait for it to begin!
~Katie & Megan
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