During my semester abroad, I was not only able to experience Italy through my own lens, but I was also able watch how another culture influences others. This photo was taken in the small Tuscan town of Montepulciano and features my classmate Catie while she’s taking her own picture. I believe this photo shows how I was always surrounded by beauty that can be captured at any angle. In a more figurative sense, this picture symbolizes the fact that I was always behind a door of possibility. Everyday I woke up and looked at the same door, this door being my apartment, but as soon as I opened it, it brought me into a new adventure of museums, nature, and cultural experiences. This photo was also taken on one of my favorite weekend trips to several towns scattered across Tuscany.