Before the age of 21, I had never stepped outside the United States.

 

So, when I had the opportunity to study abroad during my junior year of college, I jumped on it. I took the long journey to Florence, Italy, and spent 4 months exploring, learning, and soaking in the culture surrounding me. 

 

I traveled to many Italian cities surrounding Florence, along with several countries outside of Italy. During my travels, I did a lot of walking, and even more picture-taking. Stopping every few seconds, I ended with thousands of pictures on my phone. 

 

Having a documented collection of each moment of my travels was definitely worth using up every last bit of storage on my phone. To bring my memories to life even more, I decided to make paintings on postcards of many of the cities I traveled to.

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