italia!

how do you condense such an incredible experience into words? or pictures? a song? a mood?

i cant. couldnt. wouldnt.

but here i go, trying.

italy was everything and nothing that i expected for it to be. rustic and old and new. historic. slow. fast. accordion music and olive ciabatta. bustling piazzas and artichoke pizzas. art and wine and heartwarming conversation. getting lost and being found. trekking on foot, bus, train, plane. gelato and gut-busting laughter.

i know that i keep promising to blog. and im so sorry that i havent. the two weeks before travel week became an absolute disaster- with lectures and responses and lack of sleep piling up on one another to create what felt like an insurmountable task. eventually, and to the detriment of my sleep cycle, i came out victorious. i made my presentation, and hopefully earned myself some accelerated credits, and spent only one entire evening preparing myself for arguably the most exciting trip of my very young life.

so i feel that to fully capture my experience in italy, ive to take it one part at a time. but since its now 1am and ive to make it to church with the grays in the morning, i need some rest. so how about this- i'll blog in three parts tomorrow if you promise to leave one question youd like answered tonight. or one picture you'd like to see. deal?

sounds good to me

love,

carina serena

((my name pronounced by every single italian who read it.))