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The first night we arrived in Italy, our daughter texted us to let us know that she saw on Facebook that my husband’s cousin and his wife also arrived in Rome that same day. We reached out to them and discovered that we were a 4-minute walk away from where they were staying! We met for a wonderful dinner and then together we took a taxi over to Trevi Fountain. When I tossed a coin into the Trevi Fountain, I joined millions of others who’ve made a wish in that same spot for ce

For years, a trip to Italy felt like a distant dream—something my husband and I thought about often but never quite believed could happen. The idea of wandering the streets of Rome, taking a cooking class in Umbria, or sipping wine in Tuscany was magical… but it remained just that—a dream. Then something shifted. I received an email from an alumni group I belong to that two members were renting a villa in Umbria for one month, and members were invited to join them. This was t