Leading up to my departure to London, I was feeling unexpectedly calm. I wasn’t my usually anxious and constantly worried self, and I actually started to get worried that I wasn’t worried (I’m weird, I know). I was incredibly ready to start my adventure and do all the things I’ve always said I wanted to…
One Month Already?! ¡Dios mío!
5 weeks in and I feel like I just got here. These five weeks have been filled of adjustment. From adjusting to the time change, living with a new family, the food, the eating schedule, the culture, and the language, I now sometimes forget I am in an entirely different country. Getting through the first…
London 3.0
London is an interesting city. There’s such an intricate transportation system here with the buses, tube, overground, and taxis. (Uber was banned by the transportation on the first week I was here.) Nevertheless, it takes like 30-40 minutes to get anywhere worthwhile. It’s strange for me since I’m so used to driving my own car…
London Post 2.0
London is exactly how I thought it would be, cold and exhilarating. All of my expectations of London were fulfilled and more. I’ve only been here for about three weeks, but it’s felt like months. The first week was just getting adjusted to our new environments and getting to know/making friends with our flatmates through…
London Town
A month abroad already!!! To be honest, the entire experience is still most surreal. It’s been something of a struggle, to find myself in a place so unfamiliar, and to have such an unpleasant time-difference between myself and my loved ones, but overall the experience is proving quite positive. I don’t know why I didn’t…
Urban Homestay
Survived my largely unplanned Yunnan travel week and I have never been so sore and sunburnt. Regardless, it was an amazing week and just the “break” I needed to keep motivated in studies. As of yesterday the two week Kunming urban homestay section of SIT study abroad started and I’m happy to say I finally…
One Month On
Where to even begin…. This past month (I can’t believe it’s already been a month!) has been the busiest and the best of my life. I’ve made lifelong friends, learned about and come to love a new city, gained a renewed respect for theater, art, writing, history, and architecture, filled an entire journal with my…
Settling In
After so many months of planning, I’m finally across the pond! My flight was actually pretty wonderful. Great seat, in-flight tv, great food (not sarcasm). Once off the plane, I will admit that the travel to the campus was a bit stressful. Instead of a pricey taxi, I took a train, then the tube–all while carrying…
New Directions
Another country can be added to my list of conquests (and yes that is how I see every place I travel, as an opportunity to master their culture and acquire their love and customs) and saw my ever-doting-and-fabulous grandparents as well. I flew out to Grantham, Great Britain last Friday with two hours of sleep,…
Pumping Iron for Vegans
I’ve been vegan for two months now, but the reason it hasn’t come up yet is because a) I’m sick of the stereotype that vegans can’t shut up about being vegans, and b) I finally feel comfortable with being vegan. For the longest time, I thought about quitting because my energy levels would take a…