What family and friends can't teach you about

So, the traineeship here / CEED has been good and bad at times. With the downs I always come back up stronger than ever. So, its been challenging to maintain a high level of motivation and execution during my position here. It was especially difficult seeing my roomates leave and new ones arrive over the past month. They really were my best friends here since the beginning of my stay. Out with the old and in with the new. Except all the new roomates are italian which is most definetely going to be better for my italian speaking! At this point its more about making meaningful relationships than meeting as many people as possible. The connections are nice, but being stable in one place and making longer term relationships / friendships is more interesting to me now.

All of my best friends all left at the same time! Also, haven't kept too much contact with friends from back home, its been tough. With being out here minus conventional comforts I still learn so much about myself believe it or not. Its like you feel you have a good grasp of where you want to go and what you want to do in life and life comes back and just slaps you in the face and says wake up dood! But yea its been a real ride since I've been out here... in terms of AIESEC its been a dream to be managing the United Nations relationship from nothing to something really great now. The exchange program at Roma Tre will be just awesome when next year comes around and I'll be really proud that SN's will get to come to Rome and experience some of the things that I was able to experience.

When I come back though I'm worried that it will be difficult to explain all the great experiences that I've had here. The struggles, the happiness, the accomplishment, the great friends that I have made and the places and entire country that I've seen. A part of me will always live in Rome just how I still have a part of myself in Colombia and the friends there. The clarity that I've gained has made the most difficult issues simple and decision making easier than before. I can attribute this to Italy which has changed my perceptions and also reinforced my life appreciation.

Just finished the Alchemist for the second time... its even better now! (Thanks Ray) Next book is by Keats!

Buona Giornata!!