Thank you to Rollins, CAPA, D&D, family, and my friends for making my time abroad unforgettable. Sadly, I never met any of the royal family. If I didn’t work while in London, I’m not even sure how many locals I would have met either. I was lucky enough to meet all different types of Londoners…
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Thanksgiving Across the Pond
Today marks my last international flight until I fly back to America. Realizing that I have such little amount of time left abroad has made me appreciate my time even more. I’m trying my best to make every minute of these last two weeks count. I made a list of things I still want to…
The tube, tea, and travel
The halfway point has come and went for my time abroad. It’s crazy to think that I’ve already been living, working, and studying in London for two months. When everyone warns you that it goes by in a blink of an eye they are not exaggerating. Now that it is almost Halloween, the days are…
Journal Entry #2
My first month in London has felt like a century. The adjustment to living with new people in a completely different environment has been more challenging than I was expecting. No dryer has been interesting, 3 hour classes have been tiring, the cost of living here has been strenuous but it comes with the territory….
Pre-departure Blog post 1
I am lucky to have had so many opportunities to travel at such a young age. Often times, it is easy to be comfortable with familiarity and avoid the unknown. Growing up in a small town in Massachusetts though, I was never really forced to understand unknown cultures until my freshman year in college. I…
Candelario Weekend
Halfway through our time studying in Madrid, we took a trip to a small village in the mountains of Salamanca, Spain. The town, Candelario, is known for its really good meat. The buildings are tall, which was good for drying the meats on the top floor. The doors to houses had a short gate-like-door and…
el estadio de real madrid
Last week a group from Rollins and I took a tour of the Real Madrid Stadium. Before coming to Spain, I was never a huge soccer fan. I knew that Madrid had a good team but I never had any idea the true extent of their passion for the game. The love of the sport…