Celebrating your 21st birthday in the States is always a big celebration every college student looks forward to. I can now say I celebrated my 21st birthday in Spain, which was a day to remember thanks to the amazing friends I have met here. It’s difficult adjusting at first, at least it was for me,…
The London Life
The longer I reside in London as my semester abroad slips away, the fonder I grow of the city. As the spring flowers blossom, so do my friendships that I have begun here. Mornings are consumed by my internship in Chelsea, and some of my afternoons attending class. The remaining time affords opportunities to exercise,…
Eat Pray Love
Another adventure in Italia bella. This weekend a large group of my ISA program students ventured north into Tuscany. Our first stop was the timeless city of Florence. Although a small and crowed city, the historical gyms that so influenced renaissance artists shine through the flocks of tourists. Upon arrival we checked into our hotel…
Willkommen in Deutschland! (Welcome to Germany!)
After spending countless hours on planes, trains, and buses, I finally arrived at the first of two destinations on my program—Münster, Germany! Navigating was a challenge, but the experience was worth it. I conducted conversations with cell phone store clerks and airport authorities alike. I experienced the cold but refreshing air of a late German…
“Brasileira?” “Não Falo Portuguese.”
It has been a very interesting and exciting first week in Brazil. A few months ago at a gas station I asked the sales man something in English and he replied to me in Spanish. I asked him how he knew I spoke Spanish and he said, “because one knows.” Another time some months ago,…
Was für ein Pech!
Just as things were starting to become easy and I was finally starting to feel comfortable with a daily routine, I lost my month bus ticket… and the month just started, yesterday. I always keep my bus pass in my jacket pocket, where it’s easily accessible but stashed deep inside so it won’t fall out….
Beginning the second month
For the beginning of my second month here in Oviedo, the adventures just keep continuing. It seems like every weekend keeps getting more and more interesting and I am really getting used to actually living in Spain. A trip we took with Ana that was incredible was that to Cabo Peñas and Cudillero, which was…
¡Feliz Carnaval!
Ending February has made me realize how fast time is truly going by in my experience abroad. The excitement in this month for Spain and most of Europe does not revolve around Valentine’s Day, but Carnaval. Carnaval is a holiday and celebration marking the beginning of lent. The celebrations occur on different weekends of the…
Updates from Lancaster
It has been an uneventful few weeks since my last post. I have not really gotten to do anything since my last post. I was sick for a few days, so decided to rest up instead of doing any adventuring. Essays are starting to be assigned so I’ve been busy with those as well. However,…
Brazil, show me your wonders!
Now, the moment I’ve been waiting for months, the moment I get to go and study abroad in Brazil. Yes, kinda late to start a semester. It’s carnival time in Brazil so they wait for it to pass… I know, I wish I could go to Carnival! After moving to the United States two and…