Hello again. Welcome to the 3rd part of the Rollins in Shanghai experience by Mikolaj Geritz. These past 2 weeks not a lot events has occurred during my stay. I mostly focused on studying Chinese language as well as learning from my various Business classes. During these two weeks I visited an underground market. They…
Freshers Week to Central London
So I have officially been living in London for over a week now and it has been incredible, but definitely an adjustment. The jet lag itself was hard to overcome and took me a few days to completely get used to, but the culture shock was another story. Servers and store employees check up on…
It’s Grand.
So I’ve been in this beautiful country for 2 weeks and it has not disappointed one bit. Boring stuff out of the way first: the first week was orientation so no classes or anything there. Then last week was the first week of classes, but nothing terribly difficult or noteworthy happened with those. As expected,…
Rotterdam Pride
Wow! The past couple of weeks have been so much fun with traveling and events set up by our program! This last weekend we traveled about an hour and half outside of Amsterdam to go participate in the Pride Walk of Rotterdam. I think my favorite part was seeing the difference in the architecture compared…
Breaking the Stereotypes
I’ve been in Shanghai, China for quite sometime now and I couldn’t be happier! I’m still so surprised every moment when I wake up and realize I’m not back in America. To say the least, Shanghai is AMAZING! Before coming, I always thought of China is a place full of rice fields, weird foods, and…
A Bond That Can’t Be Unclipped
Oh the places you’ll go! … Better yet, oh the places you’ll go with a handy-dandy fanny pack! If you think that only 50 year old men at Disney World have the right to wear a fanny pack, you’re wrong. The fanny pack is one of man’s greatest invention! Not only is it a convenient…
First Impressions
I’ve been in London a few weeks now and I already feel like I’m at home here. In many ways it hasn’t been hard for me to adjust to living here. I love the city and how there are things going on around you all the time and there are so many places to explore….
week 2
I’ve been busy these past couple of week, busy enough to (almost) forget to do another blog post. Since I have arrived here at Maynooth University I have spent little to no time in my room doing nothing. Last weekend, I met with Elexsa and Paula in London because Elexsa had planned to attend the…
Fashion in Japan Drives me Crazy/ Gives me Life
Why Japanese Fashion is Exhausting Literally everything about Japanese Fashion is on point. From the hair styles to the clothes that they wear down to the types of shoes that they have, it’s great to look at, to keep up with (catch up with) is a completely different story. Back home, in America, I realized…
Abroad Thoughts
It’s bizarre to think I’ve only been in Aix for a little over a week. Both my housemate and I agree that in spite of our unwavering awe with being here, we feel as though we’ve been here for ages. I’ve got the walk through Cours Mirabeau down. I know the general suggestion-rule to stay…