Hey, Shanelle here! I’ve been in Japan for a little over a week now, and it has been an amazing experience so far! Last week, we had orientation for school, but whenever I had the time, I wandered around exploring the area. As of now, I have been to the Shin Sekai Market, the Pokemon…
Waffles and Dead Presidents
For my first article assignment, I traveled to Ford’s Theatre, the historic location where John Wilkes Booth shot Abraham Lincoln. I originally had planned to write about the theatre as a modern tourist attraction. However, the notes I took while touring the site bored me, and if the story notes bored me, I knew the…
Kill Two Birds with One Journal
Procrastination is the bane of my existence, and while no magic bullet can solve it, a bullet journal might. My sophomore year at Rollins, my English grammar professor Dr. Forsythe taught my classmates and me the therapeutic effects of visual art. Instead of outlining an essay for him in writing, he asked us to draw…
Before I leave
Since I was a little kid i love to travel. I live going to new places and seeing new things. Obviously I have never traveled with the purpose of studying. It is a new experience for me, something I have never done before but something I always wanted to do. Studying abroad in France. Now…
La Belleza De España
*English begins in fourth paragraph* Estaba tan cansada después del vuelo y lo que sucedió con mi equipaje que, por un momento, me olvide mi español casi completamente. Cuando llegue al hostel donde me quedaría por dos días en Madrid, la recepcionista me pregunto para mi reservación. Yo, pensaba que ella estaba ofreciéndome una cerveza,…
A Star is Born
Anxious. Excited. Exhausted. Those three words describe how I was feeling right before I left my sweet little beach town of Naples, FL to the bustling metropolis of Athens, Greece. I said goodbye to my sisters and pets then hopped in the car to Miami where all I could do was blow a kiss to…
Bye Boston, Hola España!
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…