Hola from Madrid! This is a picture of Toledo, Spain, one of the oldest cities in Europe. We took a day trip here to walk around and take in the history. In turbulent times, the city served as a fortress. There’s water on this side of the city and (approx.) 25-35 ft. walls surrounding the other…
Vacation in South France
We had a couple of days off school this week so I planned a trip to the south of France with a friend who is from there and I got the most perfect private tour of the city from an insider. This trip was exactly what I needed, the perfect getaway from Munich. Don’t get…
Munich Bach Choir
I’m working on a research project during my semester here in Munich and I’m researching choirs in Munich. I’m participating in a choir, visiting choir rehearsals and attending concerts to observe the culture through music. Thursday evening I attended the Munich Bach Choir’s concert of Marienvesper from Claudio Monteverdi. I was really excited to attend…
travel far enough & you will meet yourself
Now that it is my last week here in Spain, I am finally realizing how fast it all went. During the beginning I thought 5 months seemed like an eternity but now that feels like yesterday. I have learned a lot about Spain over these last five months and also myself. The culture of Spain…
The Beginning of the End
It is now April. I am now in the last month of my semester in London. I am really starting to get a pretty bitter sweet feeling. I’ve been away from friends, family, pets, and quality American services and accents for the longest period of time in my life and i miss them all, yet…
End of London Beginning of Spain
My semester in London has officially come to an end. As I write this I am currently sitting in Gatwick airport with my parents waiting to embark on a trip to Barcelona. My parents came to visit me in London for the past 3 days and help me pack up my belongings. After showing them…
One Week Later
My semester abroad is over. I’m not in London and not in Spain or anywhere else across the Atlantic but I am back home in New Jersey. I have loved getting to see my pets again. Both of them were thrilled to see me as well as my friends who were equally as thrilled. It’s…
Weekend in Cinque Terre
Studying in Europe has allowed me to see so many places I would’ve never imagined I would be visiting. As my 5th and final month begins I have had yet another amazing trip, this time to Italy! Five girls from the exchange program here and myself started our journey taking a bus to Santander to…
Medea and Magda
“Jason and Medea” is a famous Greek mythology about husband wife called Jason and Medea. Medea was the daughter of King Aeetus. The myth ends with Medea killing her two children by poisoning them. During the reign of the Third Reich there was another woman who did exactly the same thing and her name…
My Character and the Nuremberg Rallies
(My character, Max Bühler, is a young man living in Berlin as a member of the Nazi party) Max was deeply disappointed he could not go to the Nuremberg parade on 1938. However a whole year had passed and his support for the NAZI party had risen to feverish heights. The Führer was everything Max…