Student Bloggers

When I woke up on the morning of February 24th, I realized that I have been living in Cape Town for a month. These past four weeks have been filled with daily adventures, all while surviving the summer heat, vibing to South African house music, studying…

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” –Mark Twain This…

So it’s been a little more than a week now since I flew out of Los Angeles International Airport and landed in the beautiful country of New Zealand. In just a few days I have already had so many adventures and amazing experiences. I don’t even know where…

My 20th birthday was on the Friday just gone, and I can honestly say it was the best one yet. The whole weekend was absolutely perfect thanks to all of the wonderful people in my life. The birthday festivities began with going to the London Zoo on Friday…

Hello readers!  I’ve finally reached the point where I have to start acting like a real student here at Edinburgh (*sigh*). The past two weeks, I’ve been cranking out essays, reading articles, and highlighting my notes like crazy. It finally hit me that…

This past month, I’ve stared at the sea quite a bit. I saw the starting point of the Aegean Sea at Cape Sounion at Attica’s southernmost point. I climbed the rocks of Crete’s shores to swim in Chania’s clear water. And – perhaps most powerfully – I felt…

I decided to go around Australia after I was done classes to get a feel for some of the major cities in Australia. The three places I chose were Brisbane, the Gold Coast and Melbourne. Not knowing anyone in these cities, it forced me to put myself out…

Orientation week is over and I can officially say I have made 33 new friends in just a few days. I don't think I have ever been as tired as I was when arriving at the Auckland airport to meet my fellow study abroad students, but the Arcadia staff made…

Two roads diverged and I, I took the one less traveled” –Robert Frost  Scotland is such a beautiful and diverse country. So far in my journey in Scotland, I’ve been to relatively large cities such as Edinburgh, Stirling and Aberdeen (of course!).…