On 23rd August, 2015 I embarked on a new journey to Jacobs University, Bremen, Germany for a semester thanks to the International Programs at Rollins College, who provided me with generous financial aid to make this experience a reality. It would not be an understatement to say that I prepared since the time I started…
Excursion #2: Savai’i
Following our week in the village of Lotofaga and a week back on campus at USP, we found ourselves unable to get too comfortable before we left again for Savai’i. Savai’i is the other major island in Samoa and is the larger of the two. One of the most vivid memories from the trip was…
Rome-ing
I’ve officially passed the one month mark here in Rome and the excitement of finally being here has worn off. But that’s not to downplay the experience I’m having, it’s just that I’ve actually settled into a routine and the only times I get to actually recognize that I’m really here are the weekends which…
Coming back to Lancaster
What an experience the past couple of weeks have been! I have traveled around Europe and have been to some of the most incredible places in the world. As a very inexperienced traveler, what astonished me most was the fact that each country had is own distinct culture yet was so geographically close. While you…
22nd Birthday Abroad
As of now, it is officially my birthday in both Japan AND back home in the US. Before coming to Japan, one of the main reasons I had been so excited about this semester was that I knew I would be able to celebrate my birthday while I was in Japan, and that I would…
Rachel Acers-Queen Mary, London
I have been at Queen Mary for almost two weeks, and it has been pretty fun so far. My first day here I got an Oyster Card, and have been figuring out all the public transportation, which is so nice because you can easily make it around London relatively quickly! It is a lot more…
Armando Abroad: Safety Revisited
The “everything is awesome and new and exciting feeling” of being here has largely worn off and I have started to notice more things beneath the surface in Jordan. I feel just as safe as I did when I wrote “‘but isn’t it dangerous?!” (Read Post), but I have started to realize that, ironically, law enforcement…
One Month In…
It’s official – I’m in love with my new life here in Rome! I did experience, however, a very strange adjustment process… My flight to Rome was so quick that when I landed at Fiumicino, it didn’t seem possible that I’d crossed an ocean. That, along with the few weeks that it took to get…
End of September
Almost a month now into Aix-en-Provence. The end of September and it’s time to write another 250 words. France has been treating me very well. Last I left you, I had visited Paris, Champagne, La Ciota, and Nice. I also spent a day on the beautiful beaches of St. Tropez where the water is so…
Peace out September! Less than 3 months to go…
Buongiorno! I found that this last day here in September was worthy of my last blog’s topic for the month. So this past week my Art class met at the National Museum of Rome to gather around and sketch whatever our hearts desired. So a few days later my roommates and I in that class…