WRITING

I recall the first time I walked through the Piazza della Libertá in Spoleto, Italy, glancing at shop windows and poking my American head through open doors to find my first glass of authentic Italian wine. I was fortunate to be accompanied by my roommates – two other students who, like myself, were part of the study abroad program College of Charleston hosted every year. Kate, with her thick mahogany hair, stood a couple inches above me and always looked like she was going o