Today marks the first day of week five. It seems like yesterday when I was on a plane ride, surrounded by girls I did not know, and heading to a place I had never been. This morning I can look around at all these girls, and it does not make sense to think that a few weeks ago we had never known one another. It is bittersweet to see the time fly by, as the more it goes the more memories we have made, but the closer our departure comes.

I had so many dreams and expectation when embarking on this semester. I think that we all imagine things as we prepare for traveling and sightseeing. A lot of girls have had the ideas of memories and pictures floating around in their heads since they signed up for the Joseph S. Bruno Auburn Abroad in Italy program.. This goes for me when thinking of our fieldtrip to Rome for our “Grand Tour.”

I for one love the Lizzie McGuire Movie. It is the ideal picture of what every girl’s study abroad experience could only hope to live up to. Particularly in this movie, Lizzie, the main star, makes her debut wish at the beloved Trevi Fountain, she falls head over heels for a celebrity Italian, and in the end becomes a pop sensation. As you can imagine my hopes were set extremely high for my wish at the Trevi Fountain.

My day had finally come, with a coin in hand, I arrived at the Trevi Fountain with my sweet friend Gabrielle arrived at the Trevi Fountain with the group ready for our picture. It was crowded but we waltzed our way up to the front and were ready to throw our coins in to cast our wishes. As I went to throw my coin in, little to my surprise, did I know I mistakenly had allowed my phone to be tossed into the fountain instead! Well, as my phone is my lifeline I did what any one would have done, and I proceeded to also throw one more thing into the fountain- my entire body.

As I was diving into the fountain it occured to me that what I was doing was an absolute mistake, especially after I could not even manage to find my phone, I knew I had really messed up. My friends helped me out of the fountain, and I had to endure the pain of watching my phone lie in the middle of the fountain while I stood soaking wet in the cold.

On the bright side I had to go buy a new outfit, and I got my new favorite pair of sweatpants, which keep me warm in the palace.

Trevi Fountain, I will soon be back to reclaim my wish, and I will have my Lizzie McGuire movie moment once and for all.