Student Bloggers

To be honest, it’s been hard to write this blog post. Things seem to always be getting in the way, “more important” engagements to give my attention to. Perhaps I’m delaying the inevitable, a realization that’s been creeping up on me since I landed at…

With the holiday season upon us, I reflect on how interesting it is to spend holidays that are so culturally conditioned in us in America, abroad in Dublin. While Christmas is very much in high season abroad in Dublin, Thanksgiving is irrelevant. When…

Before going abroad and while being abroad I often hear the phrase, "Make the most of your experience." While the sentiment certainly rings true, and should for any student abroad, it also puts a lot of pressure on your experience. Most of this past…

For many who go abroad, they carry with them in their mental luggage extensive plans for their dream destination. This destination may be a long harbored dream since childhood, or it may be a new development marking your developing agenda for life. For…

Two weeks. That’s all I have left here in Brisbane. I feel more anxious than I did before I even left for Australia. I’m so conflicted about my upcoming departure from the land down under. I miss my family, my friends, and the comforts of home. However…

One of the most relevant and exciting literary pilgrimages I have made this far is my visit to the Elephant house in Edinburgh. This coffee shop is the site where J.K. Rowling began writing her first installment of the Harry Potter series, arguably a…

Our trip to Crete brought us to the port town of Chania. The weather was a little bit stormy as you can see, but we still managed to have a great time. We visited the Samarian gorge which is one of the oldest gorges in Europe and enjoyed great seafood…

One of my favorite shots from a beautiful drive around the Otago Peninsula while visiting Dunedin.

I enjoyed an awesome tour of the "Hobbiton" Movie Set and Farm the other day... it was unreal!