Student Bloggers

In the wise words of a man called Ferris Bueller, “life moves pretty fast, if you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” This sentiment could not be truer, and I have never felt time move as quickly as it has these past three…

When I first moved to Rome, the Colosseum seemed so surreal to me—like my seventh grade Dell screensaver had been plucked from its dusty no-man’s-land and enlarged to insane proportions. Nowadays, as a seasoned veteran of both worldly travel and Italian…

For starters, I have never left the country. Neither has anyone in my family, unless they have served in the United States armed forces. In my eyes, the world outside of the United States consists of CNN reports, foreign films, pictures from Google, and…

Be prepared for travel setbacks If I learned anything from studying abroad, it’s that when you travel to 7 different countries within a time span of 3 months, there is a very good chance that not everything will go smoothly. Whether it be a cancelled…

A weekend with a real bed and real food is not to be underestimated. We (another American student and I) went on a HOST UK visit to Leeds over Thanksgiving weekend. They've visited America a time or two in the past (they've been to 22 states, more than…

Thursday, November 26 was Thanksgiving and also the official end to my classes this semester. I spent the afternoon attempting to make my family’s famous stuffing recipe and headed to Maia and Aga’s for my first Thanksgiving away from family. It was one…

Just a few weeks ago we experienced a major terrorist attack that claimed the lives of many people. Moms, brothers, sisters, uncles, cousins etc were lost and many family members in pain. Being in Australia, I was able to see how they reacted to the situation…

Travel changes you. As you move through this life and this world you change things slightly, you leave marks behind, however small. And in return, life – and travel – leaves marks on you. Most of the time, those marks – on your body or on your heart …

As finals and the holiday season grow closer I am trying to wrap my mind around the fact that my Aberdeen adventure is coming to a close. My classes are over, ending on Thanksgiving Day. It was definitely a first to be conjugating Latin and attending…