In my final few weeks her in London I would say that I have learned about the British culture and history. What I have learned about the holidays that I had little knowledge on and how I feel as though I have become a part of the culture. Prior to coming to England, I had…
Aixoise Thanksgiving!
First of all: happy thanksgiving my fellow Americans! Mine has definitely been great so far. So much led me to be where I am right now, having Thanksgiving lunch with great friends I have made here at IAU and experiencing some of the best moments of my life. During Fall Break I wrote my last…
A Return to Childhood
For reference, my mother lives near this strip of woods and a little creek bed. From the ages of 11 to 14, I would spend everyday amongst those trees. My friends and I would chart every inch of the woods, making pathways between all the interesting deposits of litter and creating stories surrounding their origins….
An End to a New Beginning- Farewell Germany
In a matter of three days I will be in my last month of studying abroad. I must admit, the change I have seen myself have with how I perceived my host country is interesting. For the longest time I talked about studying abroad in Germany and while I do not regret my time here…
Leaving soon.. sad face!
As I am in my final week of being in Newcastle, Australia- what I am feeling is the most unexplainable feeling that I have ever felt. It is sort of like that bittersweet feeling that I had before I left america, when leaving to come to Australia. Although I am excited to come home and…
The Last Month in Rome
The study abroad semester is almost over, classes are starting to get a little harder, but I had a great month of November. During the last month here, I didn’t travel much because I wanted to finish discovering Rome. On the first weekend of November I went to Florence with some friends because I felt…
Spring break recap
Spring break in October? I think yes! And it being two weeks?? Absolutely awesome! You can definitely say it was spent tremendously well. The first week of break was spent in Canberra (the capital of Australia). Well first off, I definitely thought the capital was Sydney?? But I guess not! Seeing the capital city was…
Studying Abroad: Expectation vs Reality
Like most people, I had a fantasy in my mind before studying abroad of what it was going to be like. I thought that I would travel to a new country every weekend, never have to do homework, become best friends with my roommates and that we would cook dinner all together, that I would…
November in Lancaster
13 November 2019 As the term is coming to an end, I am surprisingly not stressed at all. This term has been incredibly interesting, yet very chill. I am only taking three courses, so I only have one class a day. I find myself staying up till three or four in the morning watching Tik…
November in London
Every time my friends and I travel in Europe, we get some Europeans intrigued with the fact that Americans are actually traveling through Europe. They laugh at us because they say, “we travel all of these countries all of the time, yet Americans don’t take advantage of traveling abroad!” It bugged me at first that…