It has been almost a month abroad, and I have managed to see Madrid, London, Gijón, and Cudillero. In Cudillero, there is a beach that is considered one of the best in Spain, and when you go there, you understand why. After driving through small towns for awhile, you eventually a huge cliff that overlooks…
Pre-Departure in Retrospect
It has now been nearly two weeks since I arrived at QMUL and it has been nearly five weeks since arriving in Europe. Since I was unaware of the blog requirements I failed to complete a pre-departure blog. However, this unique situation allows me to reflect on how I felt before departing in retrospect. As…
Republik Berlin
Live like the Germans. Let’s talk about the weekend in Berlin before I became legal in Germany. Miraculously, the two worst planners in the world managed to meet up in another country better than meeting up in Orlando where we only live 15 minutes away each other. Our meeting point? The Brandenburger Tor: the 18th…
Japan A Side: 10-11
I’m almost two weeks late! Welcome back — I can’t find the words to describe how busy Japan is — it’s pulled me in and now I understand how traveling, learning and experiencing new things everyday can change your life. My goals for this project have become much larger — there’s too much to capture…
Nature Is Teaching Me More
This past week I have really been struggling with the feeling of loneliness. I had never felt true loneliness at this intensity like that before. It was strange for me to come to terms with it because in my head I wasn’t alone. I live with 5 other people, my best friend that I met…
Remember that time…
Remember that time my flight got cancelled on my way back from Barcelona? Let’s back up a little. Last weekend I took a trip with two friends to Barcelona and all I can say is Barcelona has stolen a piece of my heart. The city is incredible! Saturday we walked almost 11 miles touring the…
Pompeii, Capri, Naples, and More!
Ciao! This past weekend we took a school trip to visit Pompeii, Capri, and Naples. We left Friday morning and then spent that afternoon touring Pompeii. We then took a ferry to Capri where we stayed in Anacapri After dinner we got the night to ourselves and explored Anacapri. Saturday morning we hiked to Villa…
Classes, Dirndls, and More Traveling
I’ve officially been in Germany for a little over a month. It is still unreal. This opportunity has been amazing but definitely not easy. I just wrapped up my first week of classes and wow, just wow. One thing I probably won’t get used to is how many classes I actually have to attend. I’m…
I’ve only just completed my first full week at Maynooth and already so much has happened. Freshers Week as they call it over here was a whirlwind of meeting new people and going to parties. But even after being here for two weeks, I still have jet lag! This made it so hard to stay…
It has been 3 weeks already!
Hi everyone! I am back! I honestly cannot believe it has been 3 weeks since I got to London… it has all gone so fast and so slow at the same time! I know you are probably tired of reading about by internship but it is such an amazing experience and I gave gotten to…