6 days. 6 days and over 8,000 miles are all that stand between my dream-come-true and I. Does it feel real? Nope. Not one bit. Everything still feels like a distant dream; a ‘someday’ kind of experience that maybe if I’m lucky I will get to do. Like… More
Two weeks from now, I’ll be in Lord of the Rings. Well, basically. Dunedin, New Zealand, where I’ll be studying for five months, is just a few hours away from the cerulean bays of Nelson, where Strider hid Frodo and the hobbits from Black Riders, and… More
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… More
I have so many emotions going through my head right now as I prepare for my trip to Spain! I am excited and nervous. It is nerve wracking because there is so much more to packing that people do not seem to realize, well much more than I realized. I was… More
Do you see those up there? Those are some of the many lists I have written to try and maintain some semblance of control while preparing to go to Italy. It seemed as if every time I would check an item off, three more would pop up like some sort of academic… More