Tucked away in the heart of Italy, Umbria’s grand hills and unique towns are a hidden gem comparable to cities like Florence and Rome. While smaller and much less populated, Umbria is a sight to behold – a sight that took my breath away on the drive through into the small town of Spoleto. I […]
Note: I was actually nervous when I saw the tiny towns that contained just a couple buildings on the way here, but this piece is dramatized for creativity purposes. I am really excited and grateful to be here. This is it, the moment I’ve been dreaming of since I got here four hours ago. I […]
“Gracie, you know what you have to do.” my mother would always tell me in the midst of my anxiety. She knew that to fight this fear I must move my body, absorb the sun, eat my favorite fruit, listen to music…. She also knew that I knew this, yet I was stubborn. I wanted […]
Spoleto, a town within the Umbrian region of Italy, is a city of stone, sanctity, and centuries of lore, but most importantly, growth. Previously a medieval territory and later absorbed by the Roman Empire, every local person, sight, and uneven brick underscores its ancient sense of history. I don’t have the roots here that the […]
Having made it through customs (which wasn’t as scary as I thought it would be!) I walked through the Rome airport at 6:45 am, bleary eyed and disoriented, toward the baggage claim that was already packed with travelers. I was arriving a day after my classmates and professors. After grappling with the panic of trying to […]
Spoleto, a town within the Umbrian region of Italy, is a city of stone, sanctity, and centuries of lore. It was a medieval territory later absorbed by the Roman Empire, and every local person, sight, and uneven brick in the sidewalk underlines its ancient sense of history. I don’t have the roots here that the […]
The bus ride had felt like a fever dream. Surrounding me were the faces of fellow students that I would be with for the next three and a half weeks. We were all clearly exhausted from our travels, but the anticipation for our stay was keeping us all going. I looked out the window of […]
