In all honesty, I have put off writing this final blog post because doing so brings a finality to this whole experience. It takes away the slightest hope that perhaps we will receive notice that we can return back to Rome. Even though that may be far from the truth, this final post is a…
A reflection from back home
On the 15th of February, I left America and made the seven hour plane ride to Iceland. Exactly a month later, on the 15th of March, I was back at my house in Colorado. While I was only gone for a month, I had the opportunity to experience many different things in both Iceland and…
Final Blog Post
Although my experience was cut short, I still had an amazing and eye opening experience in London and traveling around Europe. My original fear of being away from home for so long ended up not being much of a challenge, I did miss my family and friends but the experience was so enriching that I…
Back home from Ireland
The most important lesson I learned abroad was to be open to change. Not only was I living in a new place with new faces adapting to cold weather and shopping isles without mac and cheese and ranch dressing, but I had to be open to the possibility of returning home due to COVID-19. It…
Final Blog post- Queen Mary London
Although my study aboard program in London was cut short due to the pandemic, I will cherish the short time I had in London. I am so thankful I experienced so much in a short time and I felt really got the most out of my London trip.I felt my different identities were very helpful…
A Whirlwind Of Emotions.
I have been home for almost 3 weeks now and I am just now starting to adjust back to my life here in America. As almost every student says that studies abroad, it has changed my life drastically. In just three short months I had made connections with my internship, my professors, and new friends…
Goodbye Australia!!!
I am saying goodbye to this amazing country where I was able to call home for the (almost) two months I was there. Thinking about my thoughts before I came here, I can now say that everything went as expected. I did not have any problems making friends. The opposite happened. I made these huge…
Returning “Home”
Returning home from London a month early was extremely difficult in a variety of aspects. I went home without having done a lot of things I had planned to do, and in turn, made me more grateful for the time and opportunities that I had been given during the program as it was a valuable…
My Last Day of Normalcy
The day before finding out our program in Rome was cancelled, I spent the morning in Villa Doria Pamphili. A park on the west side of the city, only a 10-minute tram ride from my apartment, Villa Pamphili became my ‘happy place’ after my very first visit. On that Friday morning, walking to my usual…
Life After Lots of Tea
I had the opportunity to study abroad. It is phrase that most times comes with amazing stories and positivity. It is something that will always be a part of my time at Rollins. It hard to know how my perceptions have changed given the way it all ended. I can say that it was an…