Well, it’s finally time for me to leave for Germany. I’ve been expecting it for two years now, and I feel prepared and have said goodbye to all of my friends. My last day in Minnesota I spent kayaking with my brother, and finalizing everything I’ve packed for the past three days. I’m going to…
London: Pre Departure
Well, here it is! The day is finally here. The day I have been both looking forward to and trying to prolong. Tomorrow afternoon I fly to Boston to meet up with my roommate, Dina. I am so excited to see her and to see Boston, as I have never been there before! I am…
Armando Abroad: Pre-Departure
It still hasn’t hit me. I keep saying and explaining to people that “I’m leaving for Jordan in a couple of weeks…yeah, I’ll be there for 3 1/2 months studying Arabic…” but I haven’t yet assimilated that I’m little over a week away from going thousands of miles away to learn a language I know…
Butterflies
Living in Jamaica mostly my entire life gave me one identity, which was heavily intertwined with my culture. “Out of many one people” is not only my country’s motto, but has a greater personal impact. Which is why it was no surprise when I went to Rollins College, I knew I wanted to travel abroad…
My Bucket List!
Before I came to Sydney, I made my own bucket list adding all the places I had to visit and all the new foods I had to try. As soon as I landed in Sydney, that was the first huge thing I crossed from my list, “Make it to Sydney!”. In the time I’ve been…
Walk on the Left Side!
So I have officially been in England for two full weeks. While people tell you that studying abroad goes by so quickly I had no idea how fast the time flies. It feels like I arrived in Manchester only a couple of days ago. England feels similar to the US in many ways but with…
Queen Mary University Blog #1
In a couple of weeks I will be heading to London to study at Queen Mary University. I am very excited to start this new chapter in my life. I have never been to London but have heard many great things about the city. One of the reasons that I chose to study in London…
Off to Hong Kong!
Wow! I cannot believe summer is ending in two days! Actually, this time I am feeling excited. Last time I recall feeling excited when the summer ended was two years ago—when I entered Rollins as a freshman. Times flies by so fast, and two years later I am exchanging to Hong Kong Baptist University for…
Germany bound
And so my trip begins So August 25st has finally come around. It is finally the day to fly to Germany. It was an extra long summer break seeing as how my fall semester would start once I arrived in Germany. The future is bleak and I don’t know what to expect, but the pressure is good for…
Thoughts Before Shanghai
The past couple of months I have been preparing for arguably the biggest and most exciting trip of my life. It’s not every day that a 20-year-old just up and leaves for several months in Shanghai, but here I find myself, doing just that. Obviously an undertaking like this is going to require some preparation,…