My trip to Italy

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All investments aren’t intended to reap monetary gains. The best investment I ever made was spending $3,000 to fulfill a dream. The return on this investment could never be measured by my bank account. Unlike money, what I did receive will last forever.

I spent two weeks with my best friend in Italy. There I enriched my life in ways worth far more than mere dollars. I stared into the eyes of 2,000-year-old statues, ran my fingers across the grooves of chariot tracks, leaned against marble columns built before Christ was born and marveled at artwork and architecture that I had previously only seen in books. I walked cobblestone streets and tasted Italian wines. I took photos of the elderly and the young, the natives and the tourists. I sang “God Bless America” on another continent on the Fourth of July.

Words, photos and videotapes could not capture all that my heart felt. The memories, however, are vivid and clear. I returned to my Tar Heel home with a great sense of patriotism, an appreciation for 110 voltage, ice and cold air conditioning. I learned that the greatest investments aren’t always in stocks and bonds. Invest in an experience. Invest in a dream.

Lynn Jacobs
Tar Heel, Four County EMC

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