Hello All!
My name is Alison Pavilonis and I will be a fourth year architecture student in the Fall semester traveling to Italy to live and study in Rome!! In only 12 weeks, 5 days, and 10.5 hours!! (Can you tell I’m counting down?) Right now I am living at home in New Kensington, PA (near Pittsburgh) and saving up money so that I can live somewhat extravagantly while abroad (by a college student’s standards.)
I think it is finally starting to sink in that I will be in Europe for the next semester because today I booked my hostel for my trip to Oktoberfest in Munich!! (They do their dates backwards.)
Much to my surprise, it is actually not in October but begins in the middle of September! I will be traveling there September 16 and believe it or not I still had a hard time booking a hostel this far in advance! Although I’m planning to stay for the entire weekend, I could only find a room for Friday night! I’m wondering if this is going to be a hint as to how traveling will be on a budget. It should be an interesting experience to say the least! I’m sure that there will be more to come on this particular adventure.
Until August 23rd when I fly out I will be making lists upon lists of what to pack (yes, I’m one of those people) and getting more and more excited!! On a final note…
Location: New Kensington, Pennsylvania
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Sounds like you are excited! As someone who is abroad right now, I can assure you that you will have an absolute blast!! It’s great that you are already saving money and making plans of things to do while in Europe; that’s something I wish I would have done more of before I left. Have fun in Rome (and at Oktoberfest!)!