My name is Lily Goodlive, and I am heading into my senior year. I am majoring in International Business and minors in economics and Spanish. I am very excited to spend another semester abroad! I am currently sitting at the airport waiting to board my flight to Rome. I spent the fall semester of 2016 in Oviedo, Spain. This was my first time outside of the states, so I came home wanting to see more! During that semester, I flew to Rome and stayed with students from Rollins that were in the program. Everyone said positive things about everything, so with a semester of mostly electives, I wanted to spend another semester in Europe. This time, there won’t be as much anxiety and nervousness from traveling and living in a new country. We did this before, so we are more experienced and have already learned a lot. I hope this semester teaches me more about the different cultures outside the United States.
I will be accompanied by my twin for this semester as well. We spent our time in Spain visiting nine new cities, and this time we plan to do the exact same. Our ancestors are from Italy, so this will be the perfect time to see where they came from. I know in my future, I will have the opportunity to consider working overseas, so I intend on spending my time exploring new countries and cities for potential homes as I pursue my career after graduation.