Months 7 & 8 - Italy and Home in the PNW for the Holidays
I'm not even going to apologize for the fact that I am 3 months behind on updating this blog. I haven't been in the mood for writing or staying connected on many forms of social media lately (except posting on Instagram sometimes because I like photography). So I do apologize for those who have written me and I haven't read or responded. I've needed some time to disconnect. I'll try keep this post brief. After 6 months around the Balkans, North Africa, and Middle East, I returned back to Milan, Italy where I spent almost a month back with my host family. It was a much needed relaxing month, taking a break from travel, and just catching up with a lot of emails, my own personal projects and online classes, and spending time with my host family. During my time there, my host dad taught me to drive a stick shift, and I got to attend my host sister's graduation (super interesting to see how it's different from ours in the USA). Since school in Italy takes FO...