The few months before leaving for abroad, you go on a rollercoaster of emotions. First, there was happiness. In the spring, when all of your friends who went abroad come back to Rollins and tell you about the most amazing experience they had. Then follows FOMO, or fear of missing out, when you realize that…
The Gospel Truth
Ladies and gents it has been a TIME AND A HALF since we have last hung out! How is everyone? (Hi Nat, Luke and Jack!) I have been dancing through life these past couple weeks in Greece doing super Greek things- so much so that when I look in the mirror I start to see…
First Month in Rome
I have officially been in Rome for over a month. It has been such an incredible experience. We have our own flat in Monteverde. It is a little bit of a hike uphill to school, but sometimes packing into a public bus is worth it. Everything is very close or easily accessible. People are very…
Headed for Germany !
Although I had been anticipating my study abroad in Germany for a long time, it always felt like it was something that would happen in the far future. Even as I was completing some final pre-departure errands, the fact that I would be leaving for a year and a half never really hit me. It…
Home Sweet Rome
An official month in Italy has passed and I feel I am able to call Rome “home” now. The neighborhood of Rome I am staying in is called Tesstacio and lies between the Tiber River and the Capitoline Hill in an area that is very residential, but is not overpopulated with tourists. Trinity’s program includes…
First 2 Months Down Under
My first two months in Australia so far have been amazing, unbelievable, exciting, extraordinary, all of the adjectives. I can’t believe I am already close to halfway done and to think I was so nervous coming here, not knowing what to expect. The pre-orientation in Cairns was unlike anything else. We learned about how Australians…
New Zealand: And the Adventures Continue
I can’t believe how fast the time has gone! It seems like just yesterday I was flying over here to New Zealand and now I only have two weeks left of classes! Mid semester break came and went in the blink of an eye, but the weather was perfect and the views were breathtaking. I…
September Thoughts
Minutiae; The small, trivial details of something. The moments in between. These are the things within our lives that make life so worth living. That smell of coffee when you wake up in the morning, a soft smile from an unknown bystander passing you by, maintaining direct eye contact while singing your favorite song at…