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I love it here.

I absolutely love it here.

I feel like I’m blissfully encased in my own fantasy, and I’m completely comforted by this thought.

The land,

The people,

The art. 

It surges with passion, and I’ll do anything to snag a morsel as a souvenir.

I feel an incredible energy in my being that I’ve only felt this intensely a few times before, and it’s setting my soul on fire, making way for something more beautiful and strong to emerge from the remnants and stretch towards the Sun.

I feel a sense of community and omnipresent love radiating from each one of my new friends, and I can actually say wholeheartedly, I feel at home. I feel like myself. I feel absolutely, irrevocably free.

It hasn’t even been a week, and I’m sprinting alongside life instead of trailing behind in its shadow.

I have an unfathomable feeling of being alive. 

Yes. A thousand times, yes.

The “Euro-Shot” Bar is throwing the Santa Chiara students a party tonight..
Did I mention that we refer to this place as the “Euro-Shot” Bar?
Yeah. That’s right.
Because the shots are one euro,
And a night of buck ass wild shenanigans are priceless. 

12 hours in a plane.
1 hour by taxi.
30 minutes walking.

That’s all it took. I’m here.
And I still can’t believe it.

Friends tell me I’ll have an unforgettable time here in Italy, studying abroad.
But it will be so much more than that. 

It’ll be the peculiar twist of the umbrella pines,
The welling of tears in front of masterpieces,
The stern negotiations with cab drivers,
The evening pulling the sun down over the horizon,
The sly smiles of curious strangers,
The love of brilliant people, soon to be my close friends.

 It will be all these things. It will.

So I know what I said,
“The past is in the past.”
But am I truly ready,
To move on that fast?
These moments we share
They’re like dust in the air,
Fleeting and unpredictable
Yet I still can’t help,
But to kick up more 
In hopes that we could be
Your sweetest score. 

Misfortunes will simply keep their identity unless they are challenged.
This resilient power can only be found and channeled by you. 
With a risk that I proactively took I was able to save an incredible friendship.
Do not be afraid to fight for what you know is right.

The sun shines a little bit brighter today.
 

Fucking nothing.

I’m glad we’re all compassionate human beings here.. What a relief! 

I touch the fire and it freezes me.
I look into it and it’s black.
Why cant I feel?
My skin should crack and peel.
I want the fire back.