These past few weeks here have been a juggling act. I feel like I’m constantly trying to stay connected to my friends and family back home, but at the same time I’m trying to fully immerse myself in what I have here in New Zealand. My best friend from home came all the way out…
Bis Später!
Almost 5,000 miles from home is where I’ll be in exactly a week. The reality of it all is finally starting to sink in and honestly, I’m overwhelmed. There are so many emotions I’m feeling and so strongly that overwhelmed is the only way to describe my current state. I am finally going to have…
The Chance of a Lifetime
I didn’t mean to lose sight of my desire to study abroad when I first transferred to Rollins. I merely forgot about the goal as I navigated my way around Rollins life. Somewhere in my second semester, it occurred to me: “I’m a junior, I’m graduating in a year – shouldn’t I do the very…
See You When I See You
In about a week I’ll say my long-dreaded goodbyes to my friends and family and I’ll board the plane to Europe. I’ve booked a one-way ticket. With no idea when I’ll see them again, goodbyes where awfully awkward when I walked away questionably saying “see you when I see you…?” It’s a funny feeling these…
London here I come!
All my life I have loved to travel and explore new places. It has always been a dream of mine to visit London. Now I have the opportunity not to only visit, but actually live and go to school for a semester there. This is a dream come true. I will admit that I have…
China: A new land
I never though that would be going to China. It was only during my spring semester that I decided to go. I rushed to get all the paperwork done for the program before the deadline that was given to me passed. I could not loose the opportunity to go to the world’s second leading economy,…
Whats New Buenos Aires?
I’ve been waiting so long to use this iconic song from Evita the musical as my Instagram caption for my first picture in Buenos Aires. No shame. It’s been a little more than 2 weeks since I’ve been in Buenos Aires, Argentina. I can’t believe it! Feels like just yesterday that I was boarding the…
Next stop: London, England
“How many more days until I’ll be living in London?” A question I would have never thought I’d be asking myself. The fact that i will be living in a different country with some of my good friends is beyond amazing. It’s an experience that will be forever in my heart. I am pretty nervous and…
Japan: A Side 1 – 3
Sam Holcomb, Rollins College Graduating Class of ’17 Welcome! This is my welcome — allow this short ramble to give you a feel for what my monologues sound like and what I will bring in the future. I try not to monologue too much when I have no content to monologue about — but I…
Countdown till departure…
So in about 28 days I will be boarding a plane with the final destination being London-Heathrow, I am very excited for my fall semester abroad to begin and to be honest I am also a bit anxious. This summer has been both amazing and hectic and I am definitely ready to start new adventures…