Give hugs to strangers.

Okay, I have to take one moment to tell you this amazing story.


Today is a BEAUTIFUL day in Perugia. The sun is shining, the air is crisp and today is a holiday. I'm not sure what holiday it is, but I do know that there were random parades with men dressed in medieval clothes playing trumpets and waving flags and there was a long table set out in the middle of the street giving away free desserts. And I think that's all I need to know.


People were crowding the streets enjoying the beautiful day and students also loitered around enjoying their day off.


Amidst the crowd, I noticed a group of college aged students walking around the crowd with signs. I didn't know what they said since they were in Italian, but i figured that they were just protesting something. So I enjoyed the sunshine, eating free food and watching free entertainment until the rest of my friends had to go to class.

I dropped my computer off at my apartment and headed back out to enjoy the day and run a few errands when two people, a guy and a girl with those signs were headed in my direction. I was thinking to myself, 'i really need to figure out what those say,' when the girl on the left began to look at me and smile. I was a bit nervous at this point, because it is not normal for Italian women to pay attention to strangers on the street.

When she got closer she opened up her arms wide and I suddenly knew what the sign said, "Hug me please." (or something along those lines) And so I gave this cute, cute, Italian woman a hug and it was awesome, it basically made my day. Then she said something to me in Italian but I'm not sure what it was, i think it was along the lines of 'have a good day,' with a smile.

Either way, I think the world could do with simply reaching out more, whether for a hug or smile, you could really make someone's day.
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