To get away from school work and stress, my home stay sister, Molly and my grand big from Delta Zeta that lives here now, Christine and I decided to do a girls weekend. It took us absolutely forever to figure out a place to go to. We just wanted to get away for the weekend…
When in Rome
For the past few weeks I’ve been in a funk, feeling homesick and bored with my weekday routine. I needed a weekend getaway, so I went to Rome, as one does. Two of my friends, Alexia and Taylor, are studying abroad in the American University of Rome, so my roommate Ana and I packed our…
AMSTERDAM
As soon as I stepped foot into the Amsterdam airport I knew that it would be a great trip. I say this because the airport was already decked out in Christmas decorations, which makes any place feel homey, and it was only early November! However, back to the important stuff. Although I had seen pictures…
Crossing Things Off the Bucketlist
Getting back into the school/work routine wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be. It was still difficult to get up earlier, and it certainly felt weird to sleep in my bed again. Perhaps it really hit me when the weekend came and I wasn’t in another country. In a way, it felt good…
The Importance of Shakespeare
These past couple of weeks have been crazy! I have traveled to the Lake District, Manchester, Bath, and back to London. But now that school is coming to close, the workload is picking up… exponentially. While I have been here, I have become good friends with a Shakespeare fanatic-Michaela. She has introduced me to a…
Chinglish at its Finest
While learning a second language, there is always a stage where you’re getting ahold of grammar but your vocabulary is limited. During this stage you tend to develop a highly entertaining mixture of your native language and the one you’re studying. During our trip one of our favorite jokes was to use “Chinglish”: the mixture…
Armando Abroad: Abroad While Abroad
Last week, we completed the international excursion component of our adventure in Jordan. Our planned excursion to Istanbul was changed to a trip to the United Arab Emirates following bombings in Ankara a few weeks ago. We visited 4 of the 7 Emirates in an attempt to understand modernization and social change in the UAE…
Prayers for Paris
Today has been a silent day in London. The construction across the street from my flat stood stills, there are no sirens in earshot, the cars seem to not have left their parking spots, and myself along with my roommates don’t seem to have much to say. I’m still trying to wrap my head around…
Fall Break Adventures
Arriving in Prague after an early morning flight we dropped our bags off at the hostel and joined the group for a walking tour of the city. I was digging for my wallet to buy some traditional Czech food, when I realized it was gone. Without me noticing, someone slipped their hand in my purse…
I See Skyes of Grey
So after my big week of traveling, I was really looking forward to a weekend lie-in. WRONG. Remember back to September when you thought trips every weekend would be fine? Remember that? Yeah, don’t bother unpacking; it’s time for Scotland. Up until this week (and even now), the weather has been rather extraordinary. The sun…