For the official end of the program we all had a big dinner together that was so fun but also so sad because we had to say goodbye to everyone. Luckily I will be able to see some of the people I have become friends with back in the United States but it was sad to have to say goodbye to a period in my life that was so full of adventure and new things.
We had so much fun together at the farewell dinner, we all took funny pictures and ate great Italian food in an underground restaurant.
We took a couple of pictures of our Advanced/Intermediate Italian class minus Alanna. This group of people stuck out the whole semester together in Rita’s class learning Italian together and becoming really good friends.
So many new friends, so many smiles.
One last night of wine and fun with all of these wonderful people.
I will probably miss Gabriele the most who was one of the Italian Interns from La Sapienza, the main Roman university. He helped us through many an Italian conversation class, took us out to Aperitivos and laughed with us (or at us) throughout the whole semester. He honestly made it such a special semester and I will miss him dearly. 
We even had little tiny tiramisu in cups 🙂
And our last couple of nights as Romies (Rome Roomies)
And then just some good old fun goofing off together and being strange. 
The whole program all together for one last time.
After the dinner ended, anyone who wanted to come went out for a night tour of Rome where we wandered the streets until 4am drinking, laughing, reminiscing, and exploring together one last time.
We stopped by the Colosseum.
The Trevi Fountain for one last wish.
The Pantheon.
And we all said goodbye at Piazza Navona and at 4am parted ways one last time to return to wherever we were going next. It was pretty heartbreaking, especially waking up the next morning and realizing a majority of the people in our program where gone and headed back to America.
I on the other hand am headed off to travel around Europe for a month, going to Germany, England and the Netherlands before returning back to Rome to fly back to the United States of America.
Ciao a Tutti!
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