There are just as many feminisms as there are feminists. If there is one thing that I have learned from being active in the feminist community, it’s that. The easiest way I know to explain this is that if you were to go around asking random people to define feminism, odds are you won’t…
Wtf is a budget?
I have learned that me and money have a very negative relationship with each other. My mind says yes but my wallet says no. What even is a budget? Still a concept I’m not familiar with. Traveling to Paris, Prague, and Vienna this fall break helped me realize I need to work on my spending…
The Road to Sarajevo
The road to Sarajevo curls through the mountains. It snakes into tunnels and cuts along the pale rock. I spent most of my journey with my face pressed against the glass of the bus. I was half afraid, half exhilarated, looking at the long drop from the road to the waiting river below. I felt…
Ode to Baklava
Do not go to Greece. I repeat, do not go to Greece. It will ruin you. Fall break was a whirlwind, Whereas most people seemed to explore one or two places, I ran through three countries and five cities. First up was Prague. A midnight trip to a city where words look like gibberish is…
Beijing Weekend
Conquering the Wall Last weekend was amazing. I had the privilege of taking the bullet train or as the Chinese would call it, the Gao tie, to Beijing. Beijing was a spectacular city despite all of the negative things you may here about the pollution there. The pollution can be bad in Beijing, however we…
Happy Halloweenie
Just enjoyed the celebrations of Halloween, China style! Visited a local school with one of my program directors whos daughter attends kindergarten there. We were introduced as waiguoren (Foreigners) and greeted happily. And as someone who doesn’t celebrate Halloween often, it was an adventure – carving pumpkins, sending around candy, decorating the classroom and more….
London UK
Good afternoon, good evening or good night. Right now, it is 10:27 PM London time. What an amazing few weeks it has been. I took a trip to the Kenilworth Castle in Stratford and enjoyed the views of some beautiful castle ruins. To get there, I enjoyed a ride through the farmlands and countryside of…
*Insert exclamation about pumpkin spice latte and fall*
October is coming to a close, and another month has passed studying in Germany. I have three months left on the semester, and it feels like not enough time to accomplish all of my responsibilities and to get an internship for next semester in Germany. It has been extremely fun and full of adventures, but…
I lost my heart on Fall Break.
I can say without a doubt that my Fall Break experience has been the most memorable and eye-opening part of my semester abroad thus far. I have been seeing and learning so much, and I have loved every minute of soaking up the culture, atmosphere and lifestyle of each new city. I never thought I…
A busy week
One of my favorite things about being here in Osaka is that there is never any shortage of things to do, especially on the weekends. If you hop on a train from Hirakata station, you can easily travel to Hirakata Amusement Park, Osaka Castle, major shopping districts such as Shinsaibashi, Kuzuha Mall, and much more….