Midway through my exchange program, I had two little epiphanies: i. I won't be here forever ii. I should make the most out of my time here So I created a list of things I wanted to do for the remaining 3-4 months I have in Europe. Here's the list: Aurora borealis Skinny dip in the blue lagoon Dance in falling snow Travel solo Couchsurf Attend a music festival Swim in the Bodensee Speak more German Steal a typewriter from a flea market Host summer grill parties in our backyard Climb Mt. Vesuvius Explore the Croatian coast Taste authentic Italian gelato Space cakes in Amsterdam Take a hot air balloon over the fairy chimneys in Cappadocia That's definitely not the end of it. I'll think of more to come. "Sed fugit interea fugit inreparabile tempus, singular dum capti circumvectamur amore/But meanwhile it flees: time flees irretrievably, while we wander around, prisoners of our love of detail." - Virgil