I’ve been back in America for some time now, and it’s been just as strange as people said it would be. Coming back to Florida, to the place I’ve lived for almost my whole life, the things I’ve taken for granted, consider normal, feels strange. One of the biggest things I’ve noticed is just how…
Dining with the Worshipful Company of Loriners – Mansion House Banquet
I was recently presented with a once in a lifetime opportunity whilst in London – An invitation to attend a formal banquet at Mansion House, the official residence of the Lord Mayor of London. I was attending as a guest of my cousin, whose father is a liveryman with the Loriners of London. The event…
Post-Study Abroad in New Zealand
I can’t believe that in just two days, I will be back in Pennsylvania. I’ve had such an incredible experience in New Zealand, and as sad as I am to leave this beautiful country, it’ll be nice to go home and see my family. Throughout the semester, it’s been so interesting to meet people from…
Friendly Adventures
A couple weeks ago, something very special happened – My wonderful friend Kaylee Attwell came to visit for ten days! It was so great to see her, and we had so much fun exploring the city together as I showed her some of my favorite places and shared some of my favorite experiences. It was…
Camden Market – London
To get some sort of image of the lively hodgepodge that is Camden Market, imagine Hot Topic meets tourist shops, meets fashion, meets Indian market, meets global street food, meets Diagon Alley, and they all came together and had a market baby. And somehow a few additional strands of random DNA made it in as…
Fully Immersed
On my first day at my internship at IFEMA, I met a girl from France named Priscilla. She invited me to hang out with her and her friends, and I ended up hanging out with them a few times in one week because they were so fun to be with. This picture is from Priscilla’s…
Study Abroad Post Recap
This summer, I had the privilege of traveling to Shanghai and Beijing China with Dr Yao. Through all of our travels, I can say, this has been one of the best experiences of my life. Going into the program, I was not quite sure of what to expect. As an American citizen, you hear a…
Post-Study Abroad Post
Before arriving in New Zealand, I was all sorts of nervous and excited. I wondered how I would react to new aspects of culture and people from that culture. In a sense this was just like going to college for the first time, a “fresh start.” As this was my first time spending so much…
Final Climb
Queenstown- I couldn’t have asked for a better last weekend in New Zealand. I was told we were “going on a hike.” What I wasn’t told, is that we’d climb 4700 feet to reach the summit. 5:00am wake up, 6:00am beginning hiking the Ben Lomond track in pitch black. Guided by our headlamps and iPhone…