Help Send Me To Italy

My name is Savannah (on the right) and I'm a first year college student wishing to travel. During highschool I met Marta (on the left), an Italian exchange student attending my school for grade 12. We immediately gravitated towards each other and within half a month became friends. After our graduation, she had to go back to Italy for her family and to finish her grade 13. My goal is to go see her for at least 2 weeks this upcoming summer (July 2019). The main expense is the flight, I havent found one below $999, and being a college student working part time money is already not easy to come by. The $300 will go towards the flight. If I can't make it this next summer, my hope would be to do it over winter break 2019 (December-Janurary 2020). This is more for family and family friends, but anything could help and I would be so thankful to see her. -Savannah