A common trend I have noticed with students who study abroad is the pressure and excitement of going on weekend trips to explore new surroundings. I am personally a huge advocate of them. Here in New Zealand, many people road-trip to the South Island… More
Hitting a Wall: A fitting J.R.R. Tolkien Lord of the Rings quote to title this post. Emotions have been present lately, and I have been trying to feel them more. My closest Kiwi friend helps me through this process. Just like before, this is not homesickness… More
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… More
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… More
It’s not about the experience, but whom you share the experiences with This past weekend I learned a valuable lesson: It’s not about what you do, but whom you do it with. My friends and I planned a trip to go back to Queenstown to go skydiving. We had… More