All Things Javanese I have been in Indonesia now for a month and a half. I have lived through so much in such short weeks, especially these last two. I left Bali (where my main program site is) to spend 3 weeks in another island, Java. Java is an hour and a half flight from…
There and Back Again
Calling in from across the Pond: It’s officially been a month, a whole four weeks of Londoning, making big mistakes, finding new dear friends, exploring fairy tale towns, trying to look like a local, and eating all the good food possible. A month in, and I still find my draw dropping at certain moments, because I…
Adding Chapters to Our Memoirs
So I like to think of my day-to-day life as the personification of the outline of my future memoir. Don’t think much into it, I’m an English major so I have an excuse to be like this. I am studying in England with my best friend Catherine, and each time we gain some sort of…
I have always wondered
I have always wondered: Why would anyone receive an unknown student into their own homes for almost a semester? Someone who does not speak the language, someone who does not know the city (or even the country), and someone who has done everything of their lives differently at their usual American home. Now imagine when…
First Weekend in Athens!
Yes, yes, that title is accurate and referring to this weekend, and I did arrive in Athens way back at the end of August. But, due to all the required, optional, extra, and self-arranged trips, this has been my first weekend in Athens itself. It was quite nice, and for anyone else thinking of doing…
Macau
Macau is a ferry ride away from Hong Kong. It only takes an hour to get there! Macau was a Portuguese colony up to 1999. The city’s vegetation was a little destroyed when we got there. Unfortunately they recently had a typhoon. Many trees were dry and ripped off the ground. Macau is known for it’s massive Casinos and…
A Taste of Japan
Above is a photo close to the entrance of Fushimi Inari in Kyoto, Japan. There are an abundance of temples, shrines, and other buildings with spectacular architecture but this area is one of the most famous. Not necessarily for this photo but mostly for the thousands of Torii gates as shown at the bottom of…
Midpoint Reflections
Being about midterms, and having no rest last week, I used this week as a break. I didn’t have anything planned and was just going to relax. It happened to be the first weekend of the Freimarkt, Bremen’s Oktoberfest, so I did stroll around there, and go to see some fireworks. Since I don’t have…
The Weekend from Hell
You know that old saying ‘when life gives you lemons, make lemonade?’ Well in my experience life will sometimes give you lemons, sometimes it even gives you a freshly squeezed lemonade with a little umbrella straw, and then sometimes it gives you rocks instead of lemons and instead of handing them to you, it throws…
Friday the 13th was Lit
It’s been about a month since I began my study abroad experience and it has been one heck of a ride. I am so lucky that I have been able to embark on this journey with two of my closest friends, of whom I feel closer to than ever. They have really made my experience…