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…
Ready for Queenstown!
I’m writing this post a bit early because this weekend I will be headed to Queenstown! I’m so excited to be in the adventure capital of the world with a big group of my friends. I plan to go luging down a mountain with some people since I’m too afraid of heights to bungy jump,…
Just another day in Dunedin…
The last 2 weeks have been a blur! The first weekend we made our way to the World’s Steepest Road (Baldwin Street) to watch an event where Cadbury – the chocolate brand – releases 25,000 Jaffa balls down a hill (3 times!!) and sees which ball makes it down first. The winner gets over 2,000…
Spain, here I come!
One month from now I will be in Oviedo, Spain for my semester abroad experience. Studying abroad and learning Spanish has been a dream of mine for as long as I can remember and to think that it will soon be a reality is unbelievably exciting and nerve-racking all at the same time. When I…