A couple of weeks ago, I arrived at CIMBA after scrambling with winter storm weather delays and the uncertainty of new airports. After barely making my flight from Chicago to Frankfurt, I was fortunate enough to meet several CIMBA students who were flying into Venice with me. It wasn’t long after that that I realized that I would be walking into one of the most transformative experiences of my life. I’ve been traveling on weekends and even planning a trip to the Olympics with many of the people I met at Frankfurt airport that day. Now, with a couple of weeks of getting settled in under my belt, I wanted to take some time to reflect on an experience that isn’t talked about often: Genesis.