Today was my first true day of rest after venturing out into two separate countries in a single week. My time in Sweden and Estonia were some of the most memorable days of my life, but I needed to catch up on my Wellesley Italian homework and college essays.
I watched "Remember Me" with Camilla in the afternoon. One of the last scenes in the movie was an elementary school teacher scrawling the date, "September 11, 2001" onto the blackboard, which triggered an immediate, sharp gasp from me. Later, Camilla noted how the date had registered so quickly to me (an American), while for her (a Finn), it took a bit longer for the meaning to settle in. It is interesting to note how the memory of 9/11 is permanently ingrained into our collective national consciousness.
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