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First week of classes went great! It was long, but great nevertheless. Classes can go as early as 9:00 am and finish at 6:00 pm. Each class runs for an hour and a half from Monday-Thursday. We have no Friday classes. All the teachers are nice and what…

The Tube is a very quiet place. Everyone sits in their seats and reads their newspapers and no one says anything. The only sound that breaks the eerie quiet is the occasional announcement from the automated (and soothingly British) voice telling you which…

It’s been a week now since I arrived here in Barcelona and wow is this city doing wonders on me! Everything has been a bit of a trance of unfamiliar sights, but I am just now starting to adjust, acclimate and call this place home. I am learning true independence…

I have officially been in London for a week, and let me tell you that this has been one of the longest weeks of my life. A jam-packed week on top of jet lag made every day seem like an exciting marathon. Each day has brought with it tons of experiences…

I awoke at 4 a.m. London time to the clanking of dishes in the makeshift kitchen of the aircraft. I was irritated and exhausted, but looked at the digital map attached to my seat to find that we would be landing in approximately one and a half hours.…

Time is ticking by faster than I could have ever imagined here in London. Although I’ve been here for nearly 6 months now I can’t help but feel like I’ve only just gotten off the plane at Heathrow with more bags than I should have ever brought. Now as…

I never thought I would actually be spending a semester abroad and yet here I am, with seven days until Istanbul! Admittedly, I have not packed my bags yet but as a serial procrastinator, it isn’t that surprising. The thing about being a serial procrastinator…

Initial impressions: Darker than I predicted - seriously, there isn’t sunshine and the sun sets at 4pm. It rains way more than I could’ve imagined. It is windier than I thought. It’s also colder than I expected, coming from Minnesota, I expected Edinburgh…

So I have been in Italy for about a week now. Perugia is a city as beautiful as it is ancient; with cobblestone streets, chocolate shops older than my hometown, and the most stunning hillside views at sunset. Wandering around, you feel as if you are in…