As of today, I have only a month left in Rome. This realization made me panic -there’s far too much I haven’t done! I haven’t traveled as much as I planned to, either inside Italy or out of it, and even in Rome there’s a lot I haven’t seen or done. Four months seemed like such a long time, and I figured I would get around to everything eventually.Bad decision. By now, most of my friends have already gone to Venice and aren’t interested in going back with me. Since I waited so long to start traveling, a lot of people have run out of money from the trips they took earlier in the semester. And the things I’ve yet to see in Rome are mostly available to me only on Saturdays, and there are only a few more left.I’ve said it before, and so has Katie: plan ahead. It would be a good idea to make a list of the places you want to travel to and the things you want to see early on in the semester, or even before you leave. Find people who want to travel to the same place you do, and book your weekend early. Use your weekends wisely, instead of lounging around in bed until noon every Saturday. And if you’re in Rome on a budget, plan carefully so that you don’t run out of money too early in the semester, and consequently miss out on opportunities later on.
originally posted by: Sarah
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