I survived the long plane ride to Australia! After making it to Melbourne and through customs, I was also able to get rid of my terribly heavy bags. For Orientation, we headed to the overpriced seaside town of Sorrento, which was well worth it. The hostel… More
“PERHAPS TRAVEL CANNOT PREVENT BIGOTRY, BUT BY DEMONSTRATING THAT ALL PEOPLES CRY, LAUGH, EAT, WORRY, AND DIE, IT CAN INTRODUCE THE IDEA THAT IF WE TRY AND UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER, WE MAY EVEN BECOME FRIENDS.” This past weekend, I had the opportunity to… More
I’m currently infatuated with the city of Barcelona. I’ve been living with 7 other international students (1 Italian, 1 Bulgarian, 1 Croatian, 1 Swede, 1 German, and 3 other Americans). I am a first-time apartment owner and the freedom is absolutely exciting… More
This past weekend, a friend and I went to Lisbon, Portugal. When we booked our ticket for Portugal for less than 70 Euro, I knew things seemed too good to be true. Anyways, we started the morning off early. Our flight was for 10:55 am and we needed to… More
The other morning, I woke up to an email from a close friend who is also studying abroad this semester. It came at the perfect time – I am suffocating amidst the million piles of clothes, shoes, books, toiletries (do I even need them?!) and am headed… More