2. Do not cross the train tracks. You will get arrested and you will get your passport taken; if not, you will just have to run away from the police and hide in a bathroom until they leave.
3. Avoid traveling in large groups- you will want to punch something.
4. The yellow validation boxes will become your best friend.
5. So will any Kebab place you happen to encounter.
6. Bring lots of Vitamin C- Italian germs will want to devour your soul.
7. Don’t come to Italy if you don’t like old things, art, or visiting churches.
8. Speaking of churches- yes, that is someone’s jawbone you’re looking at and no, they don’t think that’s weird at all. In fact, they really like that sort of thing.
9. Yes, Scott McGehee does look like an older Harry Potter.
10. Yes, that is the music professor playing Beer Pong with his students.
11. Ricardo’s cooking will make you think you’re seeing God.
12. When asked why something is the way it is, Dory’s response will always be, “Well, you see in Italy there’s a law…”
13. While all Italian men may look gay, they’re not. They’re just European.
14. Showering is useless here.
15. When in Venice, you will get lost, you will ask for directions, and they will always tell you to just go straight, cross the bridge, and it’s on your left.
16. When in doubt- look at the audience.
17. Even the walk to the grocery store has the most beautiful views you’ll ever see.
18. There’s no such thing as too many pictures.
19. If you’re not a wine drinker- you will be.
20. The aqueducts are really cold at night- unless you’re there with someone else- then it’s only a little cold.
21. Make sure there is something really exciting to go home to, because you probably won’t want to leave. Christmas helps a lot.
22. Sometimes being around other people is the last thing you want to do, but sometimes it’s one thing you need the most.
23. Sometimes laughing is the only thing you can do- and sometimes it’s the best thing you can do.
24. It is possible to laugh and cry at the same time.
25. Take life one day at a time
26. Enjoy what you have while you still have it.
27. Don’t be afraid to take risks- sure, you could fail miserably and end up hating yourself for the rest of your life, but then again, it could turn out really well…plus, you never know who it will bring into your life.
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"And in the end the love you take is equal to the love you make."
~ The Beatles, In The End
"And in the end the love you take is equal to the love you make."
~ The Beatles, In The End
