My final days in London were a whirlwind of changes. The original day I was supposed to come home to Florida was April 18th, I came home exactly one month before on March 18th. I found out on March 13rd that I would have to come home but my mom and sister had a trip…
Month: March 2020
My main man Willy Shakes
A lot has happened since my last post, but I’ll get to that later. First, I want to talk about my final trip with the school. I got to go to Stratford-upon-Avon, the birthplace of William Shakespeare. I am a theatre major, so I have learned a lot about Willy Shakes in many of my…
What I’ve learned, thanks London
If you’re reading this, I assume you’re wondering, what did I learn while I was abroad? (As this is the entire point of this short-ish personal narrative—which means you care enough to follow along as I come up with a viable answer). Thank you for asking. To be completely honest with you, as I was…
Food in Italy!
How can I even start? I heard so many things about the exceptional culinary in Italy that when arriving in the country I had high expectations already. Well, those high expectations were not high enough! The food is absolutely amazing! I don’t think I’ll ever be able to live somewhere and not compare the culinary…
London: Post Paris
Journal Entry from 15 February 2020 It has been a couple of days since my first trip outside of the UK to Paris. Since being back I have felt a complete shift internally. For some reason, going to Paris has made me fall more in love with London! Growing up, I always thought Paris was…
Settling in London
Although I haven’t updated the blog as I went, I kept a travel journal with me where I kept updates of all of my adventures (the good and bad). Here it is: 26 January 2020 My time here so far has been rough. I definitely want to stay and I don’t regret my decision in…
A month into Newcastle
It has now been almost a month in Newcastle and while my first week in Cairns was magical and so many things from my bucket list were checked off, life in Newcastle has been something else. It’s crazy to look back at my notes I wrote to myself in the first few days being here…
Blog #3 – British Theatre
I’ve had quite a unique theatrical experience here in London so far – not only have I been able to see five plays/musicals and intern at an actor’s agency, I’ve also been able to stage manage a professional show in London! I got the opportunity through one of my CAPA professors, Mike Punter, who is…
Blog #2 – Traveling Within the UK
With all the coronavirus fears flying about, it’s easy to view travel as a danger rather than a wonder. Many of my classmates spent their spring breaks traveling outside of the UK – even to Italy – and so are now very worried about their exposure to COVID-19. I spent my spring break traveling within…
A month and change in Buenos Aires
Hello again! I arrived in Buenos Aires at the end of January for the Latin American Studies program at the Universidad de Belgrano. Since I last wrote I’ve completed a one-month intensive Spanish course. Rollins IP offers the option to take this course in addition to the semester at no additional cost, and I’ve found…