Paris.
So I just returned from my class trip to Paris. All year I have been looking forward to this trip, and I wasn't let down. We left at 6am last saturday in a bus and arrived in Paris at 9:30pm that night. The anticapation had been building for the entire bus ride. The entire bus was silent as we reached the outskirts of the city. Suddenly someone in the back of the bus spotted what we had all been waiting for...The Eiffel Tower!! Although still far away, we could make it out clearly twinkling like a star in the darkness. The entire bus erupted in screams and cheers.
The weather was wonderful. Everyday was hot and sunny. We hit all of the major spots including the Musee d'Orse, the Louvre, le Defance, Versaille, and the Tour Eiffel. I have never walked so much in my whole life. The teachers gave us much more independence than they would in America, telling us to meet at at a square in Paris at a certain time, and to have fun. So I spent the whole time roaming the streets with Feda, Laura, and Rosella. It was all so amazing. I got to know a lot of the people in my class much better, and my friendship with the three I mentioned above really grew. Each of them is so wonderful in their own way, and I found myself wondering how I can love them so much when I just met them 7 months ago.
The 6 days in Paris went so fast, and before I knew it I was on the bus heading back to Italia.
But the excitement isn't over yet. My next few weeks are completely full.
Hans arrives in 6 days. Then my family, my birthday, Zoe, and later Eric.
My time here, which at one point seemed to be endless, is drawing to an end. So much has happened and so much has changed. This has been such an amazing year, and I am sad that it is almost finished. For me Italy is no longer just a name on the map. It is happiness, tears, people, family, school, memories.
It is my life, my family, my friends, my home.