May 2024

This past month involved two school trips to Naples and Sicily, day travel opportunities, and school assignments. The conclusion of our Sicily trip marked the end to our school trips, which marks another milestone.

The night we returned back to Viterbo from our Sicily trip, I remember I was exhausted and needed a day to just recharge.

For me, if the weather permits, recharging means walking around and keeping in touch with nature. But because the day we got back from Sicily had been rainy weather, I spent half the day catching up on school work and spending some time in a local cafe, that we always go to, with my friend. Returning back to Viterbo meant returning back to our usual cafe, which meant that 1 didn’t even have to explain my order at the counter and they
already knew what I had wanted: a cappucino and cornetto with chocolate.

After we finished completing our school works, we continued to just talk about whatever had sparked our interest and laughed, and just genuinely had a great time. After that half day in our usual cafe, 1 felt recharged
and ready to get back into the rhytym of school.

Sometimes there are moments of studying abroad that is hard, because not only are we studying but also adjusting to a new routine of life, engaging in new cultures, and maintaining good habits. And at times, all that can be mentally draining. So, just like for me staying in a cafe or taking walks around Viterbo is recharging for me, it is crucial that during a year abroad that there are moments to recharge so it can help us refocus and keep the inspiration moving forward.