Dear Reader, What does coming home after one year abroad feel like? Well, there’s a quote from the movie The Curious Case of Benjamin Button that I think sums it up perfectly… “It’s a funny …
Academic Year 2013-2014
Last Moments
I had so much fun in Korea. It’s sad that I am back at home. Of course, while I was in Korea I couldn’t wait to come home but now I miss Korea and all …
My Glass Case of Emotion
Shoot, man, my year in Belo Horizonte is officially over. To start this final post, below is a typed outburst of my glass case of emotion just before boarding my flight from Rio to Miami. …
Departing Thoughts
Dear Reader, “One day I will find the right words… and they will be simple” —Jack Kerouac It has come to an end. My year abroad in New Zealand is now within its final hours. …
Birds of New Zealand
Dear Reader, This post has taken me AGES to complete, but it is finally finished! As I’ve made my way through the native bush of New Zealand this past year, I’ve been luck enough to …
For the Love of Palmy
Dear Reader, I’m dedicating this entry to the city of Palmerston North, or Palmy, which has been my home for the last 11 months. And while it has been a good home for me, I’ve …
Até
Wow. WOW. I’m sorry what? Exsqueeze me, baking powder, is this actually happening? This is my last post while in Brazil. I realmente can’t believe about eleven months have gone by, and here I am, …
Pão de Queijo!!!!!
FINALLY, i got the chance to make pão de queijo. For those of you who don’t know, pão de queijo is cheese bread this is uma delícia demais, véi. It is a Minas Gerais delicacy, …
aMUR=amor…get it?????
It’s been too long, really, i owe my fellow MUR peeps an apology because i should’ve written a blog about them way back when, but, you save the best for last right? Anywho, over the …
An Auspicious Ending
Hello again! I had sort of intended my previous post to be my final post, but I think it makes sense to write the final entry from my own bed in Wisconsin, since coming home …