Here we go, today’s the day!! I can’t believe its finally here. When people would ask where I was going after having to try to explain to them where Oviedo is, when I barely knew myself, they would always follow up with “are you nervous?”. My immediate response would be, “no not at all”. I…
“Travel far enough, you meet yourself”
So. I suppose this is the post where I’d say, “it begins,” were I the sort of person who believed in things having strict beginnings or endings. This is certainly—in a chronological sense—my first post, and undoubtedly, I will experience any number of new things during my semester abroad, any number of “firsts”, and in…
My (Impatient) Pre Departure Post
With five days to go until I fly out (my first ever solo flight and it’s nine hours over an ocean, woohoo) most of my packing is done, or at least, I’ve stuffed my embarrassingly small sweater collection into a suitcase along with a few pairs of jeans and will likely procrastinate on the rest (chargers, shoes,…
Chapter 2 of My International Journey
I have always been a person who looks to push my boundaries and to broaden my world, Rollins has been influential in my ability to do so. I am an upcoming third year student who is graduating in May. Through Rollins I was able to gain my 1st Chapter in my international journey by participating…
The Magic of Airports
When I was little, I loved flying. I loved the airports with their magical moving walkways, the planes with their brightly dressed flight attendants and, most importantly, the little pair of plastic wings I used to be given which basically made me the captain of the flight. Unfortunately, with many repeated years of traveling, the…
The History of DC Journalism
The most powerful story people can tell is their own. Today, professor of journalism Iris Krasnow gave our class its first assignment, and it amounted to this: visit an unfamiliar location in Washington, DC, and write about people who are familiar with it. Prof. Krasnow claimed she assigned this work only so that she could see how we write, but her assignment also…
Bali Dreamin’ – Pre Study Abroad Blog Post
Hello! My name is Haliny, I am a senior at Rollins and I study Philosophy and Latin American and Caribbean Studies. I am currently waiting at the airport of my home country (Brazil) to board to Bali, Indonesia for my semester abroad! I am very excited for this experience, Indonesia has been on the top…
Pre-Departure to Maynooth
Hello! Welcome to the first installment of my blog through which I hope to share the scintillating adventures and cultural collisions I encounter during my study abroad experience in Ireland. In only three days, I leave the U.S. for my longest stint abroad ever. I am excited for this opportunity as studying abroad for a semester has…
Currently Roming
As I sit on the floor of my bedroom, packing last minute as I usually do, I prepare myself both physically and mentally for my fall semester in Rome, Italy. I have traveled in Europe many times in my life so it is not a strange continent to me, I even spent one month in…