4 Months and counting

Hi everyone! My name is Kailey Navin and for my senior year of high school I decided to pack up and move to Italy as a foreign exchange student for 10 months! In just 4 months and 17 days, my plane leaves for Rome. I'm so excited to share this experience with you and I hope you enjoy my posts. Italy to me means beauty. All the history of the Holy Roman Empire and how Italy has evolved over the years fascinates me. I adore the culture and welcoming nature of the people and cannot wait to live day to day life there. Three years ago, I went to Italy and Greece with the Latin Club at my school. It was an incredible experience (since I had never been overseas), but as charming as Greece was, my most fond memories were from Italy; specifically Rome. The grandeur and extravagance of the Vatican left me speechless. I had never seen such detail in one building, and to be surrounded by the art of Michealangelo and Bernini was a little mind blowing. It was amazing how there could be a Gucci store on one side of the street and the other side holds the Coliseum. One of my favorite parts of Rome had to be Piazza Navona (It was the one in the Angels and Demons movie with Tom Hanks). At Piazza Navona, our group got time to walk around and see all the street artists, who were so nice, and just explore the area. I saw a church with someone's head still preserved a box! Although those things were great, what I really loved was the carriage and carriage driver outside. I am a horse person, and judge people on how well they take care of their horses. So, outside the church, the driver stops, grabs a brush and begins to show a little Italian boy how to brush the horse's leg. It was so sweet to see the care that went into this horse. The horse was well taken care of, relaxed and stood completely still for the boy. This is why I love Italy. Thank you for reading and I will talk to you soon!