Jackson Smith Travels to Italy

     Recently, sophomore Jackson Smith traveled to Italy with her family for a vacation. Smith and her family left on October 19th and they were back in school on November 1st.
     She traveled to Italy because her grandfather works there and he decided to take her family with him for two weeks, according to Smith. Her grandfather is a political science professor who teaches a class in Rome, Italy. Smith says that it was her, her mom and dad, her brother, her aunt, her uncle, and her cousin that went together.
     They visited Rome, Naples, and the Amalfi coast, says Smith. According to Smith, first, they stayed in an Airbnb in Rome and then they stayed at Hotel Bellini in Naples.
     Smith really enjoyed visiting the Amalfi coast in Naples. She said her favorite place they visited was probably Positano, which is a town on the Amalfi coast. Jackson said, "There are lots of lemons there, and we also got some yummy pastries." She said Positano was her favorite because it had the best view, they spent the most time there, and she got to do some exploring.
      Smith said her favorite meal was probably the seafood that they had along the Amalfi coast.                Although Jackson Smith really enjoyed her time there, she said by the end she was ready to come home because she missed her home and friends.
     Smith said she has been to Rome before and that she went because of the same reason. Smith has also traveled to Paris, France because her grandfather took her.
     Jackson Smith said that when she travels to other countries she only feels out of place sometimes, but mostly she feels normal. Smith noticed that in Italy everyone smokes and drinks and parties a lot more than in the United States.
     According to Smith, she flew from Denver to Germany and that flight was about 9 hours, then the flight to Rome from Germany was about 2 hours. On the way back, the flights were the same but in the reverse order, said Smith.
     Jackson Smith said that traveling changes her perspective on life only a little bit. She says it affects her perspective but not in a life-changing way.
     Smith would like to continue traveling and currently, the top country on her bucket list is Germany.