Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken.

— Oscar Wilde.

Today, I started to begin packing for my trip. Medication. Passport. Clothes.

Who knew how much fully went into traveling to a different country? Am I prepared? Is my phone compatible with 220v? Do I need to buy a power adapter?

Do I look like an annoying American? How do I fit in? Should I have learned more Italian? Welp. We will see.

My mom is ALSO asking all these questions I don’t know the answers to. It isn’t too helpful, but I appreciate the thought.

Deep breaths,

A new adventurer