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The semester is starting to really pick up speed now! I’ve turned in my first few papers and assignments and have already started to prepare for the next round. We also recently were given the timetables for our final exams. My exams are scheduled for…

The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience” – Eleanor Roosevelt What still amazes me about living in Scotland are all the opportunities for easy and relatively…

The end of April marks the end of my classes here in Ireland. I had my last lecture on Thursday the 14th, and now only a handful of final papers stand between me and the end of my semester here at NUIG. I had already finished two of my classes earlier…

MY MOM AND DAD CAME TO SEE ME THIS WEEKEND!! They got in on Thursday night, and left on Monday morning. I hadn't seen them since Christmas so it was really nice to see them again. I got to show them all over Edinburgh, and got to do all of the fun touristy…

My Time at University of the Western Cape I knew I was going to a school that would be vastly different from Georgetown when I began looking at the different course options for the upcoming semester. As a sociology major at Georgetown, I am used to at…

Driving along the coast is one of my favorite things to do. Being from Southern California, this is something that I used to do frequently at home. I didn't live too far from the beach and there is nothing that compares to blasting some music and driving…

This was an absolutely incredible spring break, and I feel so lucky to have had the opportunity to go to so many wonderful places. My break started with London. I went with a friend from high school, Emma, who is also studying abroad this semester, in…

This semester in Italy has been a game of prioritizing, and no priority has been as great as travel, most especially within-Italy travel. Since returning to Italy from Christmas break, I’ve become very aware of how little time I have left here. I don…

One of the coolest parts of studying abroad is having access to activities that aren’t available at your home university. Just like at colleges back in the U.S., Queen’s University has a club fair at the start of each semester, allowing clubs/societies…