Truthfully, I’ve never been very good at making friends. I’m quite awkward when meeting new people and find it to be an altogether unpleasant experience. So you can imagine my anxieties towards coming abroad and having to meet many new people and live with four complete strangers. But they quickly dissipated. I find it quite…
Loving London and her markets
Hello, Rollins family! The Office of International Programs at Rollins does a good job at explaining what to expect while studying abroad at Queen Mary University of London. During orientation here, most of the information shared was not a surprise. I knew coming into Queen Mary that I would have less contact hours, less frequent…
How Rome is treating me so far:
Ciao from Rome! I have been studying in Rome now for about a month and a half and it has been an interesting and awesome experience! I am enjoying getting to know the culture and the language, as well as embracing my identity as a foreigner and learning about who I am in a new…
Interning in Washington D.C.
One of the biggest components of the Washington Semester Program in D.C. is having an internship in one of the most important cities for lawmaking, politics, advocacy, and journalism. As a senior, this appealed to me a lot as I want as much professional experience as possible before graduating. Due to this, I wasted no…
Among the Hills of Swabia
If I were to choose one feature of Reutlingen that never ceases to amaze me, it would be the nature (specifically, the hills) surrounding the village. Coming from a relatively small city in Florida, I’ve always preferred quiet, quaint locations to large, busy, and bustling ones. Reutlingen’s location in the beautiful German region of Swabia…
Living in & Exploring Ireland (so far)
Admittedly, I have let time slip away from me in a ‘close my eyes and two weeks have passed – oops closed my eyes again’ kind of way. Ireland has brought a lot of stress out of me, but I’ve also gotten to see many beautiful places. Upon arriving, I’d been conscious for upwards of…
So Meghan, Hows D.C.?
Hi from Washington, DC! I have been in the district for a few months now and have learned and experienced so much in such a small amount of time. Being in the city has been a very different experience for me from taking public transit to work and class, to the number of events occurring…
I’m Going to a Land Down Under!
This is the year of racking up miles and boarding passes. I explored Namibia for ten days through Rollins’ summer field study program and delivered my collaborative research on African textiles in Minnesota. Now, I am about to embark on a cross-continental journey yet again. My days will consist of unlimited sunlight, warm yet breezy…
Adventures in an Italian Grocery Store
“Oh yeah, we drippin’ in finesse and gettin’ paid.” Stepping off of the bustling Viale di Trastevere into an Italian grocery, Cardi B’s voice is the last thing I expect to hear. But here I am, standing under the fluorescent light of Elite a little outside of Rome’s city center. Today marks my first venture…
At Home in Rome
Ciao a tutti! It’s been a little over a month since I arrived in Rome and I have been so busy! Italians are always considered to live a much more relaxed lifestyle but Romans are always on the go! It is nothing like my life in Orlando. Waking up is exciting and between class, my…