Guest Speakers: Miga and Isaac

           Hearing from Miga and Isaac about their experiences was heartbreaking and a wonderful learning experience. I am so thankful that they feel comfortable enough to share their stories as that would be an extremely difficult situation. I believe that the more people are able to spread their stories, the more others will step up to make sure people don't ever have to go through that. It is very different reading about stories like theirs or hearing them second hand than listening to them directly from the person that suffered.

            Listening to their life struggles made me feel even more grateful for the life i have lived and the opportunities I have had. I have never once in my life worried about where my next meal would come from or if I would even survive to see the next day. The fact that there is such a huge difference in lifestyles and basic human rights in different parts of the world is such an odd thing. I've always felt grateful for living in the US but being outside of it truly makes me see how much that has really meant. That has been kind of a theme for me throughout the semester and as we are nearing the end and I am reflecting it is even more true. Italy is a beautiful country with a beautiful culture but while actually living here I have been shocked to see how stunted it seems in many ways. In the US we are fighting equality battles so far past what people here deal with it seems ludicrous.