Hello friends and family. I call this productive
procrastination. I am writing this blog to reflect on my coming semester in
Rome when really I should be packing and running errands. Oh well. It will all
get done in time. The title by the way is the end of the prayer my family says
for grace: God is great, God is good, God we thank you for this food and all
our blessings, Amen.
It has been hard this summer to look forward to Rome, when
my mind has been filled with so many wonderful memories of Cape Town. How
blessed am I? I have the opportunity to spend nearly the whole year abroad
living in two countries, learning about and observing two different cultures. I
am so blessed. I am trying to put aside all expectations for Rome; the city,
the campus, the people, and my classmates. This semester I am most looking
forward to the moment, about two and a half months into the program, when I am
comfortable in my neighborhood and go to my favorite café in my favorite piazza
to sip on an espresso, and just sit and watch the beautiful people of Rome go
about their day.
There are many other things to look forward to of course:
The wedding of my cousin Tony to his wonderful fiancé Lisa on the Amalfi coast.
Visiting with my parents and spending time with them for a week or so.
Traveling to Barcelona and exploring that beautiful city, oh and maybe stopping
in at the Lady Gaga concert!! A yet unplanned week off for fall break
(suggestions?). And a trip to Northern Ireland over Thanksgiving to learn about
peaceful conflict resolution. I am so blessed.
I am most nervous about getting sick. I won’t have wonderful
babies to keep my germ count high (gosh I miss those munchkins), but my immune
system has been down for the count. However, keeping an eternally positive
attitude, taking a lot of Vitamin C, and knowing that I already survived two
hospital visits in Cape Town makes me significantly less concerned about
falling ill in Rome.
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