A very memorable experience for me during first semester was being accepted into the Summer Global Internship Program in Madrid. I received my acceptance letter via email during my Art History 2002 class, and I was so excited that I could hardly sit still. After class I called my mom and spent hours on the phone talking and doing research about all of the exciting opportunities available in Madrid. I think that confetti is an artifact that accurately resents the emotional impact of this experience. I visualize confetti because when I opened the acceptance letter, confetti popped up all over the screen. This is an effect available in Microsoft Outlook for when the word “congratulations” is present in a message. I remember how the colorful confetti and the message that followed brightened up my day.