Student Bloggers

As the semester comes to an end, I’m feeling very conflicted. I’m really going to miss Granada and it’s beauty. I’m going to miss speaking Spanish and traveling. I think a little more than that, though, I’m excited to go home. For someone who travels…

Queenstown: Well, after three and a half months in a foreign land, the excitement of being abroad has subsided and life just feels normal. I hit an emotional wall this week, with no choice but to push through. I do not want to get caught in a rut, which…

Farewell to ScotlandPoem by John Imlach Loved land of my kindred, farewell - and forever!    Oh! what can relief to the bosom impart; When fated with each fond endearment to sever,    And hope its sweet sunshine withholds from the heart! Farewell, thou…

When I initially began my study abroad experience the first few weeks felt more like a vacation and it didn’t feel like I was actually going to be living in Scotland for five months. My first week in Aberdeenshire was hectic as I was settling in. I was…

And just like that, we've started our last week of classes before finals. This past weekend, Arcadia took us on a trip to the Costa del Sol in Granada, and the caves and beach in Nerja. Some of us decided to take this opportunity and extend the day trip…

Tropical Fruit Farm in La Herradura Our first stop of the day was a lovely tropical fruit farm in a small town on Spain’s tropical coast called La Herradura. It was beautifully nested on a hillside in front of the gorgeous mountains that are common in…

Just like music is used to set the mood in a film or at a social event, I think music just as equally ties itself to a person’s memory. For me, anytime I hear the album Arabia Mountain it reminds me of going into my senior year of high school and I can…

New Zealand-South America-Australia: Once again it’s the weekend! So what do I do? Get up at 3 am for an early morning flight of course! Fortunately, this is my last super early flight of the entire trip. Back to Sydney today, once again on a foreign…

The story I’m about to tell could begin a lot of different ways. I could start it by describing the view from the bottom of Croagh Patrick, a formidable peak rising steeply from the surrounding valley. I could write of the things that seem so much like…