What I Learned in Italy (Or, More Accurately, What a Friend Who Lives on the Other Side of the Globe Continues to Teach Me)
A few weeks ago, I traveled to Italy with one of my best friends in the world, Kaydee. (A European vacation...not a bad way to start out 2013!) Kaydee has been living in Italy since the summer. She works with a university study abroad program in Arezzo. Last spring when she was considering the job, I told her that if she took it, I would come visit her. Lo and behold, it worked out so that I could fly back with her at the end of her trip home for Christmas! At the Colosseum Inside the Colosseum Long story short, the trip was phenomenal . I lived with Kaydee in Arezzo during the week. We did a lot of fun things around town (and pretty much ate gelato every day...oops...). She had to work a bit during the week, and even though she was worried about me having a good time while she was at work, it was actually a huge blessing. I split that time between going to work with her and trying to help her out, wandering around and exploring the city by myself, and resting/reading/medi