Nostalgia Wins.

These are some pictures from my study abroad adventure to Florence, Italy in Winter/Spring of 2008. I found my journal that I kept while there, and as I flipped through the pages, the sunken chest feeling returned and suddenly I was overcome with nostalgia. I am so thankful that I kept a journal while I was there, because I documented everything from random happenings to conversations between people I was there with. It was such a special experience that I wouldnt trade for anything. Go study abroad if you get the chance. I promise you wont regret it.

“Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive."

Hey, Soul Sister - Train

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Miss you people.

Today I am particularly missing the former residents of 352 S. Center. They have gone out into the world to pursue their dreams, and I miss them! Sarah and I are going to New York in February...well, we hope so. Its going to be our plan. And we are going to see Ashley and Craig...and reunite as one happy family.

Forgive and forget. That’s what they say. It’s good advice, but it’s not very practical. When someone hurts us, we want to hurt them back. When someone wrongs us, we want to be right. Without forgiveness, old scores are never settled… old wounds never heal. And the most we can hope for, is that one day we’ll be lucky enough to forget.

Today in the world...

Kathmandu, Nepal

Kathmandu has become such a chaotic place. The streets are crowded and everyone is doing their own thing. This image depicts the activities on the street, which juxtaposes with the stillness of the mother and child on the street

Acapulco, Mexico

Dancers whirling in sequined dresses inspired by the Orient reflect Spanish trade with the Philippines during earlier centuries.

Iran

With the exception of their veils, these girls of Barfurush, near Meshed-i-Sar, look, dress, and act like American girls in an Italian district—an interesting sidelight on the New Persia.

copyright National Geographic.

Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can. ~Danny Kaye