This is my 3rd day in Paris and its been great! I loved seeing la tour Eiffel and many other places like Notre Dame and Louvre. My mom came with me all the way to Paris and I loved sharing this experience with her. We had fun. We walked all over Paris until we couldn’t…
I Still Can Not Believe It – Pre Departure #1
As I write this at my gate waiting for my flight to Buenos Aries, I still can not believe that I will be studying abroad. Before transferring to Rollins I tried to study abroad but my previous institution made it very complicated for students to do so. When I transferred in the Fall of 2018…
Return Reflection
After spending nearly four months in London, home feels a little bit different. Maybe because a part of me considers London to be home now. It’s amazing how quickly people adapt to change, isn’t it? Just a few months ago, I was nervous. I didn’t know how long it would take me to “get used”…
London: A Tourist in Your New Home
It’s amazing how fast fifteen weeks can fly by. I wanted to see as many attractions, museums, and plays as I could during my time in London, so I made sure to research all of the “must see” things to do before arriving for my study abroad program. I knew that if I made a…
Rome will always be home /// Post-Departure Post
I never doubted the impact that my identity could have on how I experience and view the world and I still believe that the impact of one’s identity on their experiences is quite large, almost like the effect of rose-colored glasses, but not necessarily always with a positive connotation. Everyone has a unique perspective and…
Jordan Pre-Departure
As I sit here on a Qatar Airways flight heading to Amman, Jordan with a layover in Doha, Qatar, I can’t help think back to one of the main reasons why I chose to study abroad: to challenge myself; to change me. It’s not that I don’t like who I am, it’s just that, in…
Post-Pre-Departure
Though I am writing this post a bit late, I think it is still interesting to reflect on my identity and how it has affected my experience so far and how it will continue to affect it. Personally, I think that the main aspects of my identity are that I am German, American, and pretty liberal….
Japan Pre-Boarding
I’ve known since October that I was going to go to Japan. However, as I now make my way to board my flight to San Fran, it’s just now hitting me that I am in fact going to be away from Florida until June. I can hardly believe that it’s happening. I’ve been dreaming of…
Japan: Pre-Departure
Though I am completing my first blog post during my last opportunity to do so, I believe this allows me to accurately capture my thoughts and emotions before I depart for my study abroad experience in Japan. Throughout the past few days, the realization of spending a whole semester far away from everything I have ever known…
Japan Spring 2019
My identity impacts how I see the world. I identify as a biracial liberal woman and these aspects of myself definitely change the way I look at the world. I see racism and colorism, I fight for equal rights for all sexualities and I understand the discrimination women face. I also see the amazing in…