You, an Italian exchange student arrive in Colorado, expecting only a year abroad. Instead, she finds lifelong friendships, family she never expected, fierce rivalries, cultural surprises and a complicated connection with her host family's oldest son. With graduation approaching, every choice becomes harder—and every goodbye matters.

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The arrivals area of Denver International Airport smells like coffee and floor cleaner. Overhead, a speaker crackles with flight updates, but the words blur together. It is late afternoon, and the light slanting through the tall windows is pale and thin.

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