School finished yesterday. Euro tour is tomorrow. I leave for Milan today. How did it go so fast? It seemed like it was yesterday that I walked into class on the first day of school and almost ran out, thinking "I'm in over my head". I mean time just flew by. Which, when you have 9 hours of chemistry each week is not a bad thing. Still, it went way faster than I thought it would.
Last week, I had my last Rotary get together with the other exchange students. We went up to Dobbicco and spent the night there then went on a 43 km bike ride. That's around 25 miles on a bike. Where you butt will be hurting after the first hour. We went to Austria to a town named Lienz. Now I'm pretty sure Lienz is the sister town of Beaver Creek, where I spent the first 10 years of my skiing career. The biking was fun. I got to talk with all my friends and be in the mountains again. I see a ton of similarities between Austria and Vail. I mean Vail could be switched with an Austrian town and you would think it would fit right in. Even my house fits right in with all the Austrian houses. Then at the end of the day, we took the train back to Italy.
Last Thursday, I had my Rotary presentation. Thank the lord, my friend Maddie was there too. Without her I would've died from no talking with the people. I thanked my host club and said it through my story of my lost luggage. I also winged it because I didn't right a speech. So when it comes to winging it, use your lost baggage story. Still, it went pretty smoothly.
It's finally getting hotter in Gorizia. We have hot days and then in the afternoon it rains for an hour or two. Which makes going to practice frustrating but you get used to it. When I get back from my euro tour, I'll be able to go to the beach.
As for this year, it's gone fast. And I feel like I've taken it for granted. But I haven't and I have. I read this quote "A thousand moments that I had just taken for granted- Mostly because I had assumed there would be a thousand more." The clock ticked and ticked and I kept making memories and I didn't think about the future. I've had so many moments here in Italy that will be with me forever. And I know that I might never be able to repeat those moments. That's what takes my breath away. That even though I feel like I'm here forever, it's actually only a moment in time. And I have to be careful with time because if I'm not, it'll come and sweep me off my feet.
I have to thank my parents too. They let me go away for 9 and a half months and never questioned my sanity. Those are awesome parents. I get that they miss me and I miss them too. I miss them when I have a moment that I wish they could share with me. Plus they help me pay for stuff that I need. So Mom and Dad, I have a ton of magnates for the fridge and I have small gifts too. Thank you for this year.
So for the next two weeks, I'll be traveling around Europe. When I return, I'll be dead tired but happy. That's what counts. I'll try to keep you guys updated but I can't promise that. Maybe I can find an internet cafe in Paris so I can write.
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