Maynooth’s fall break was a couple of weeks ago and let me tell you, I took full advantage of that week. My friend Ellen and I embarked on our ambitious #7cities10daysworldtour2k16 adventure on Friday with a flight to Rome, Italy. We stayed at a hostel there for 2 days and met up with Emily (fellow tar,…
Blog Post 10/19
The past two weeks have been loaded loaded loaded with exciting things! My classes have been filled with enlightening field trips, eye-opening discussions, and interesting conferences. In my London Across literature, History, and Film class we went on a field trip to the British Museum, one of the most breathtaking places I have ever been…
Blog Post 10/5
It is unbelievable to me that I have been here for almost a month. The past two weeks have been filled with a mix of exciting moments and frustrating struggles. The events that I’ve experienced during the past days have shown me how much I have grown and matured during my time here, despite it…
Blog Post 9/21
My third Wednesday in London is coming to an end, signaling the start of my fourth week in this wonderful city. These past few days have been a whirlwind of adventures and emotions, which fills me with excitement about what’s coming next. On Wednesday, September 7th, I arrived at my new London flat feeling…
The Calm Before the Travel
These last two weeks have been going by slowly. For one, I haven’t taken any trips on my own because they are all planned for November. Secondly, we have had excursions with our supervisor Ana. The first excursion we took was during the first weekend of November and we went to Leon! This was one…
No llores por mi Argentina…
I know I’m super late with this goodbye post. The truth is I didn’t want to face the truth that my time in Buenos Aires is over 🙁 It’s been such as incredible experience and I think it’s time to reflect on all the great experiences and some of the challenges I faced. Also time…
Scotland
Over the study break I had the opportunity to visit Edinburgh. I travelled by myself and felt quite lonely. It was exciting to have such a wonderful adventure but I was sad that I had no one to share the experience with. I stayed with a Polish couple I found on AirBnB. They were wonderful…
The Importance of Being Completely Overwhelmed
England has been a time. Being abroad is truly an awesome, amazing experience, but school-wise, everything feels a so different from what I’m used to. Most of my days are spent waking up late, grabbing coffee and sometimes a sandwich as I brace the cold on the way to an afternoon class, and then alternating…
November, the election, and home
By far, the biggest event of these two weeks was the US presidential election. As a Hillary supporter the election results utterly shocked me and hovered over me like a cloud for many days after November 8th. However, I didn’t let my disappointment ruin the week after the election and the week before I gave…
October Flew By!
This is yet another late blog post, which just goes to show how busy and captivating life can be in London. The last two weeks of October I’ve become much more familiar with London as a city and Queen Mary as a school. With regards to London, I feel that no matter how much time…