I left for home bright and early on Friday, June 7th. I had a 20-hour travel day ahead of me, but my excitement for heading home got me out of bed quickly. Not only was …
Academic Year 2018-2019
Three Lists of Threes
I’ve compiled three lists that I think contain information that most people wouldn’t really think about when studying abroad or visiting England or other countries. I only thought/learned about these things because of my experience …
That Was Embarrassing
Before my flight to Korea, I Skyped one of my friends who used to live and study in China. As he too had been a foreigner in Asia, he told me, “you’re going to have …
Schools in Red do Spirit Best
Picture a UW Madison football game; a sea of thousands of rowdy people dressed in red gathered in a stadium. Now, imagine that instead of the game lasting a few hours, it goes on from …
Bella, Act 2
Note: What follows is a work of fiction. While the characters in the story- including I, Pier, the narrator- are inspired by real life, their existence remains limited to the confines of the author’s imagination. …
Typical Day in Korea
(Tuesday/Thursday schedule) 7:30- I wake up and get ready for the day. I get ready quietly because I have a roommate from Japan who likes to sleep in. We get along pretty well; she recently …
A lifetime in four months
As you’ve probably guessed from the title, this is my four-month-anniversary-and-one-week-left-in-Aix sentimental post. Although I’m sure I’ll have better and deeper reflections on my experience here once I’m back in my regular life in America, …
A Day in the Life
A Typical Weekday for me: Around 7:30 a.m.: Wake up and get ready for my day. 8:45 a.m.: Arrive to my first class of the day. Most of my classes that I have are a …
Flamenco_An Andalusian Art
One of the highlights of my study abroad experience has been participating in an interest group about Flamenco through CIEE. Contrary to popular belief, Flamenco is not native to all of Spain, but rather the …
What to do When You Get Sick on Study Abroad
One element of study abroad is that things don’t always go as planned. For two weeks, one of which was Spring Break, I was struck down by the flu, tonsillitis, and a killer migraine. Although …