Stephanie's Italy Adventures ~ Florence, Italy June 2005

I was selected to study in Florence, Italy for the month of June 2005. It was an exciting, dream come true experience where I could soak up the culture where opera was born!

Friday, June 17, 2005

A Couple Special Thank Yous

Everyone, I want to say thank you for continually checking in on my journal and keeping up on the news here in Italy. It really means a lot to me, because I take quite a bit of time to sit down and account all that I've been up to here. So, with the comments left and emails letting me know that you've been here really makes my day. Baci Baci (which, by the way means Kiss Kiss). Also, a few of you have been so awesome unexpectedly to put a link to this journal on your respective websites. And so I'd like to return the favor, and encourage all of you to visit their sites. These are some really incredible people doing some really incredibly things and it's humbling that they took the moment to help spread the word about my endeavors and think that I'm pretty cool too. :)

Dan Mengini... www.danmengini.com (He's an incredibly funny genius of a comedian. You're missing out if you don't check this website.) Though we're both such busy little performers just trying to rise to the top of our careers, you've been so supportive and such an incredible friend through many ups and downs within the last year. You've made me laugh in moments of joy and sorrow. I hope we never lose touch of our friendship and of who we are. Thank you so much.

Aaron Story... http://taiwanstyle.blogspot.com I can't believe how far we've both come since those days in that little town of Baldwin. Doesn't it seem like forever ago! You were my best friend in the whole world then and you still remain an incredible, endearing, close friend today. I wish we could see more of each other, but since the world literally stands between us, then, the emails are just as good. I hope we do get to travel together someday (the world wouldn't knew what hit it) before it becomes too late and we both become so entangled in our lives and careers that we can't take advantage of the oppurtunity. I'll never forget the laughs we've shared and all the moments you would attack me and tickle me until I surrendered to the ground out of breath, or when we catch attentions with our skilled swing dancing. Oh how I miss those days, but don't regret the path traveled. You will always be in my heart, dear friend.

Ciao e BACI BACI!
Stephanie Hope

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