The finals study schedule was pretty heavy and full so most of my time was spent on preparing. I took my finals 3 days in a row. Then my focus turned to packing and last minute shop, and cafe visits and spending time with the USAC group of friends. I also had to say an early goodbye to my host mom as she had to travel for work. She was so amazing to me and I had the best time with her. Saying goodbye, and preparing for reentry was an absolutely emotional time. It's a bitter sweet moment but also hard as I had become used to life in Italy and customs of Italy. I wondered with coming back would I still fit in or would I feel like an outsider. The answer is its mixed feelings. You feel like you're a whole new person, but at the same time you are going back to another home. Then you think of the big question popped into my head is home really fully home anymore, will I feel different or the same coming into America. The truth is Europe is like a second home to me a part of my heart will always belong to Europe. I had the trip of a lifetime, grew, and learned at every stop along the journey. Study abroad will always be a big part of who I am. Now flying home I had so much time to journal and think. I just hope I can apply and carry all that I have learned, and the new version of me into my adulthood after college.