Traveling to China comes with all sorts of intricacies when it comes to the topic of food. It all comes down to the type of eater you are. If you’re coming from a completely westernized way of life, where you have not developed a sense of adventure for food, well, China can come as a…
Halloweekend
I spent the long weekend of Halloween in Barcelona, Spain. I had been excited for this trip for as long as I could remember. When I decided to come to Europe to study abroad I had 3 places in mind that I wanted to go, even if I didn’t get to travel anywhere else. First…
Travels to Beijing
The great capital of one of the biggest counties in the world! Most people get to experience this city through the fabrication of many tails about it, the stereotypes built upon its reputation, as well as what the wonderful World Wide Web gives us to understand it. I will say that all expectations about it…
Queen Mary Blog #5
One of the most interesting areas in London is Shoreditch. It is a thirty minute walk from my campus. I enjoy going there because it is very different from the usual places that people are accustomed to in London. Shoreditch is a trendy area with a unique style and atmosphere. It is in the north of…
Queen Mary Blog #4
Last weekend I visited the Tate Modern. My appreciation for art has definitely grown over the last several years. The Tate Modern holds modern and contemporary artwork from all over the world. My favorite exhibition was “The World goes Pop”. The vibrant colors really stood out and the gallery was able to show how artists…
Fell in love with fall break
While in London, I knew I wanted to travel and venture out, so fall break allowed the perfect amount of time for me to do so. My friends and I found a Bus2Alps program that allowed us to travel to Prague, Berlin, Amsterdam, Brussels, and Paris! October 23rd-November 1st, 10 days of non-stop traveling by…
Traveling Around Europe
Two weekends ago I went to Copenhagen, Denmark. It was extremely pretty and fun, but the weekend was a little tiring. We had to leave the school at 3 a.m. Friday morning for our flight, and it was hard to catch up on sleep after that because there was so much we wanted to see! I think…
One Way to Meet Locals
One of the special parts of studying abroad is interacting and speaking with locals. Sometimes locals will come up to you because they wanted to practice English for a little while; it has happened to us in a mosque in Xi’an, an art museum in Beijing, a park in Shaoxing and both a cafeteria and the subway in Shanghai. Other times they…
Finally Started Classes
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…