Ciao America!

Disclaimer: the gelato withdrawals are real and I am already vicariously living through my pictures, hence the gelato cover photo.

To the point: I thought that four months abroad would be the perfect opportunity for me to blog all the time. I haven’t blogged since September.

Here’s the thing: I really was having too much fun to even think about writing, especially when traveling was fulfilling such a huge passion of mine. As I’ve always said, I don’t like to write when it feels like a chore. I like to write when I feel inspired to do so and when I have the time to write in a way that isn’t formulaic. Not that I didn’t have plenty of inspiration, I just didn’t want to spend the time writing when I had this unique opportunity to be exploring. And the good old “I’ll write later” default turned into four months passing by in the blink of an eye. But seriously- I feel like I just arrived in Rome, someone must have pressed the fast forward button.

I haven’t even been home for 24 hours and I am already experiencing reverse culture shock and some sad withdrawals. I miss Rome so much. I can honestly say that being abroad helped me discover so much about myself. It made me more confident, more tenacious, more aware, more fearless, and more grateful. I don’t think a single experience has ever impacted me so much and I did not even think it was possible to grow this much in such a short time. Now that I am back in the States, I want to keep this momentum going (especially through my writing) and I want to continue to “spice up life” in any way that I can. Life is a gift that I am oh so appreciative of and there is limitless beauty waiting to be discovered.
Yes, I know this is cheesy. But I am a cheesy, happy person ok?

With that, I will actually be writing more often. And to prove it, I took a huge step and finally got my OWN domain! No more free blog generator! Adulthood and more exciting adventures here I come!!

Keep Smiling,

Jenna