Finals week is just around the corner and I have suddenly found myself with an overwhelming workload. Over the course of this semester, the workload has been fairly light compared to Hope College, but now that finals are here I can feel that familiar sense of overwhelming dread as I figure out how to get everything done on time. In the next week I must write two papers, take my final Italian exam, and do an oral presentation. The week after I must give two final presentations and finish my drawing for figure drawing. After that, I'm done. I will be done in two weeks. I can't even believe it, this semester is almost over and I will soon be going back home to America. I'm not so sure how I feel about this. How can I go back to living my normal life in America after all I have experienced? Will I ever get a chance to come back to Europe? There's so much I still want to see: I want to see England, France, Austria, Germany, the Netherlands...heck, I want to go everywhere! Coming to Italy has only made me want to see more of the world, and I will see more of the world if it's the last thing I do!
However, I know that America will always be my home and there are a few things I miss about the States including free public restrooms and wider roads. Aside from these minor details and my friends and family, I really haven't missed America all that much. I was able to avoid the drama of the elections this year, which was perfectly fine by me! I love being in a whole new world and living in a new culture. It has been such a wonderful challenge for me, I'm going to be so bored when I go back. Ugh! Well, I better quit babbling and get to work.
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