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On Wednesday, September 13th, the students of the JSB Auburn Abroad in Italy had the awesome opportunity to attend the Papal Audience. This day was especially important to me because I have been raised Catholic my whole life. To have been able to visit the Vatican City, let alone see the Pope, was such a blessing. We arrived in Vatican City early enough to beat the crowd, and we were fortunate to find seats to be able to see the Pope pass by in his Popemobile.

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I wish I would have spent more time focusing on enjoying my summer. When I came here I was incredibly overwhelmed the first few days, but I quickly realized that I had nothing to worry about. Since I have been here everything has gone so smoothly. The Interlinea staff are some of the kindest people I have ever met. When it comes to dealing with young travelers, they have literally taken every precaution to ensure that this is a smooth transition for us. I feel so incredibly safe knowing that I have them to look to for guidance. This program is absolutely magical, and I feel so blessed to be here.

As a reasonably balanced and hopefully, thinking person, I've been struck by the hate online. If you believe one thing, then by default, you must be an angel or the devil. Nuance is gone. Decency is out of the window. Everyone has an axe to grind and if possible, they would really like to grind it on someone's neck right now. Opposition has become physical and people are furious.

It may seem premature to talk of rebuilding while we are still hearing about the people that have been lost to our society on a daily basis. But you know, the best antidote to fear is hope and we all need to believe that something better is around the corner. Tomorrow will not look like yesterday, but it's definitely going to be better than today. 041b061a72