by: Letta Young

Looking up at the Trevi Fountain in amazement at the detail, beauty, and craftsman shift

of the monument. Wondering how was that possible back then and why can’t we make

anything like this now of days? My wondering was shortly answered, “because it took a lot of

time to build”.

Simple “there is beauty in the waiting” the simple quote has spoken a mounds amount

of life into over the past two short weeks of being in ariccia.

I’ve only been in Italy for less than a week now and have already realized an aspect of

life that in America I would’ve never learned. It’s simple the beauty in the wait, waiting, being

patient, enjoying the moment, and not rushing to the next step because there is something

right Infront of me that I have waited a lifetime for but am missing. I discovered I am a runner, I

don’t walk through life I sprint through it; to get to the next moment, to see the next thing, and

to experience the new. But I have quickly come to realize that I need to slow down, enjoy the

wait, and be patient because the most beautiful things take time.

In more ways than one I have already run into some insentience the tervi fountain, it

took over 30 years to complete and now it stands beautifully. My four-hour flight delay to

Rome, sure I didn’t like waiting at the moment but I created great friendships and unforgettable

moments in the atl terminal. Then looking before that the wait was to be here, right now with

JSB and now I am already creating beautiful relationships right off the bat. I’ve even started

seeing it in my wait for dinner to be served. I get so hangry and don’t want to talk anymore, but

I have gained and had some great memories already at the dinner table.

From waiting for dinner to the grandness of the trevi fountain that all took time to

become beautiful. I have learned that waiting doesn’t have to be miserable, that it can be

hopeful of what is to come, and also a moment for me can a new relationship or memories. I

never thought being here for only two weeks would teach me such a lesson in my personal life

that will now change the way I live forever.