Just a couple weeks ago I finally started classes here in Israel. During the summer I took the intensive Hebrew course called Ulpan, then we had a month long break to explore Israel until the semester started. During that break was when the violence between the Jews and Arabs started, as I’m sure most people…
Not nearly ready for goodbye
I called my mom the other day crying- not because I was homesick but because I do not want to leave Australia!! I am working on convincing my family to move here so I never have to leave. Being here has really changed me as a person for the better. Some things are little- like…
One Suitcase, Ten Days (Thanks, RyanAir)
October has gone by in a whirlwind, taking with it Halloween festivities and an amazing Fall Break adventure. Since the middle of summer, my flatmates (as the Brits would say), have been brainstorming about what to do for Fall Break. The advantage of studying abroad in Europe, albeit not on the continent, is having the…
Fall Break is Over… Back to Reality
The rest of my weekend in Ibiza was relaxing and exciting. It was exactly what I needed and wanted: to spend the time with my boyfriend having lots of food and drinks by poolside. Sunday afternoon we had a layover in Barcelona. It was just for a few hours but I could tell it was…
Letter 3 God, Jesus, and Mike Ditka I miss sports, Sometime in October
Word count: 426 So being Brazilian, you’d think I’d care about soccer here in Germany. But I could really care less about the Bundesliga, and honestly if it’s not my crappy division three soccer team from Bahia in Brazil I could care less about the beautiful game. However in the defense of the Bundesliga division…
Letter 2 Hochschule Orientation, and the unexpected five days before Hocschule(ll), Sometime in September
Word count: 481 So my in my time here in Germany, all expectations have not been met. Also before I explain myself IF YOU’RE READING THIS SEND TWO ORDERS OF BUTTER CHICKEN FROM TAMARIND. So in the time before Hochschule orientation and the end of the German intensive course we had a Friday-Tuesday break, Hochschule…
Letter 1 German intensive course first two weeks, Sometime in September
Word count: 449 My first two weeks here in Germany have passed, and I must say the pre game stretch was good. So before Hochschule started, I wanted to be responsible and sharpen my German before hand. Therefore I enrolled in a free intensive two week language course as provided by Hochschule, and it was…
A Bird’s-eye View of Shanghai
During orientation in August, the Shanghai Alliance program we’re studying through gave us a “Must-See, Must-Do” list for Shanghai to give us ideas and help us make the most of our stay in this ginormous city. Even though it’s so large, whenever you web image search the term “Shanghai,” most pictures that fill the page are of The Bund and the city’s icon: the Oriental Pearl…
Kindness and Unintentional Hitch-hiking
Wow-time really does fly when you’re abroad! In the blink of an eye it’s been a few weeks and I haven’t uploaded any new posts! A few weeks back during the last day of our independent travel week, two of my friends and I woke up, having no idea what the day would hold for us! All we knew…
Fall Break
I had been looking forward to fall break since August when my roommates and I had begun planning our trip. We decided to take advantage of the 10 day long break by hitting the French Riviera in the South of France, then ending in Paris in order to meet up with some of the other…