On a small island off the coast of Sicily, there is a little rocky beach where I learned to skip rocks. I wanted to watch the water spray up off the rocks for hours; I was mesmerized by the foam swirling around the stones like white-and-blue smoke. For Tourism Studies, my blogs had this recurring theme of water; I discussed why people are drawn to it, why it is such a source of tourist interest–I don’t feel that I fully answered that question, but I think the magic of water was a significant part of both my class work and my fascinated interest in touring Italy.