Student Bloggers

London is a quick and cheap flight away to most places in Europe. However, don’t skip out on exploring the wonderful cities of England! Within two hours you can reach magnificent destinations, wildly different from the scene in London. Here are some of…

Are you interested in history? Specifically, World War 2? Then boy, oh boy, is Germany the place for you! I spent a weekend in Berlin, and it was arguably one of the most interesting places I have ever had the pleasure to visit. Don’t get me wrong, Greece…

Arcadia Weekend Trip to Rome (10/19-10/21) Day 1: We got to Rome pretty late, so all we had time to do was get dinner with our hostel roommates. We went to a true Italian restaurant right down the street from our hostel called Taverna Pretoriana. We…

Hello out there! It’s been a while since we last talked- but I just wanted to pop in and give a quick update on the last month that I’ve spent abroad! October was absolutely insane. This month I had the chance to visit Stonehenge, Barcelona and Rome…

I can’t believe it’s November already. It feels like just yesterday that I was going through orientation in central London with so many of the other students studying here. The fact that it’s November also means that I only have a little over a month…

Democracy, universities, Percy Jackson. These are just some of the things that the great country of Greece has given the world over the course of its existence. I’ve wanted to go to Greece since I was in the third grade when I became obsessed with Greek…

Before I arrived in Granada, I had heard from various people I talked to who had visited Andalucía, that flamenco was a unique dance form that had strong roots in the region. I wasn’t sure what flamenco was as a dance style, but I looked it up last spring…

As I write this, I am exactly halfway through my time at University College Cork and have completed all three of my midterm essays. I feel as though I have learned a lot about myself so far, especially in terms of how I work as a student. The midterms…

I have been living in Ireland now for 6 weeks, and it still feels a bit unreal. The idea that Galway is my home has just begun to set in. Walking around the city isn’t a maze anymore, and I don’t have to use Google Maps for every place I want to go. I…