It has been a little since I got back from my time abroad and I can definitely say things have been harder than expected. When leaving, I cried my eyes out for hours. Leaving my home stay family was so hard! They made my time abroad so it was very hard to leave them! I…
Goodbye, London
And just like that my time in London has come to an end. The past couple of weeks were spent finishing up classes and work, packing, and truly making the most of every final moment in the City. Some of the recent highlights include the Spitalfields Market, Camden Market, ice skating at Hyde Park, and…
Cheers England!
As my last week in Lancaster was approaching, I was expecting a full week of hard goodbyes and tons of end of term work. But on my last weekend, a massive storm hit the northwest coast of England leaving the town and the university without power. Despite the storm and no power, I had a…
Thanksgiving in Greece
One of the things I was most worried about with studying in Rome for this semester was the Thanksgiving holiday. Usually Thanksgiving is the first chance I have to see my parents during the semester which makes it so much more exciting for me. This year was a little different, however. Instead of seeing my…
Pause – Play
I have reached the dreaded moment I knew was to come. The overwhelming sadness of not being in London anymore. By the end of the semester I felt ready to come home, but now that I am home and I’ve seen my family and gotten back to my “normal” life I am flooded by a…
Finality is Bittersweet
It’s hard trying to figure out what to say now that I’m here. It honestly feels like the third week of September – I know enough to not get lost on the tube, but there’s not way I’ve been here for four months. Saying goodbye to the city is different than when I graduated high…
Party Hard
Remember how I said I didn’t like going out or living the nightlife life? Guess what I had to do. Thursday, two weeks ago now that I’m actually sitting down to write this, was the company Christmas party. Naturally, I was a little apprehensive about meeting industry professionals in a party environment. And the party…
Goodbye London
It’s pretty surreal that my time studying abroad in London is over, a little over 3 months has come and gone in a blink of an eye. Tomorrow I will be boarding a plane home to New York, although I’m excited to see my family and friends, I can’t get over the people I’ve meant…
Aaaaand it’s over
Exams have been completed, presentations have been given, final papers have been turned it, the last day of internship has been wrapped up and my final hours log has been signed. I’m done. I am officially done with my semester abroad and will be heading home in less than two days. It feels surreal to…
Trump Makes My Job Hard
Donald Trump makes it hard to be an American in the Middle East. I am Muslim, proudly. I am Puerto Rican, proudly. I am Arab, proudly. But above all, I am an American. On a sunny September evening 21 years ago, I was born to a pair of poor immigrants in an Orlando hospital. My…