After having explored the city life of 4 completely different countries, I find myself continually noting what I like and don’t like in each; creating some sort of personalized ideal culture in my head by …
Spring 2020
Attempting to Live Like a Local
The first two weeks in Florence have been amazing. At first I was a bit overwhelmed, but after spending time exploring the city and starting classes Florence is starting to feel like home. While Florence …
Mind the Gap: Getting Used to Life in London
Arrival Hey there! It’s been a while since my pre-departure blog, but I’ve been in London for almost three weeks now. The culture gap took me by surprise. I honestly assumed that London would be similar …
Week 3: Falling in Love with Paris and Ireland!
The weekdays This week was yet another adventure; I’m not wasting my time here. Megan and I had a bit of a late night on Monday after my philosophy class because we went to the …
Chuffed to Be Here
I’ve been in London for about two and a half weeks now, and what a wonderful and exhausting two and a half weeks it has been. The first couple days consisted of (too many) runs …
just give it a few days…
This is really hard. I knew it was going to be difficult and uncomfortable at times, but I didn’t know how stressful and lonely it would be too. Do people who study abroad talk about …
our not so happy travels
I am happy to report that I’ve made it to Aarhus, Denmark! However not without some trouble. Everything started off great. I arrived at the Chicago O’Hare airport ahead of schedule with my parents. I …
packing
I’ve officially hit seven days before departure, which means the thing I’ve been dreading the most since I decided to study abroad: packing. I’ve thought about packing a lot the past few weeks, knowing that …
Coming Home to Florence
Here I am, in Florence, Italy, finally writing this blog entry because my feet are sore from a week of adventures and the wi-fi has disconnected. It hasn’t been two weeks yet since my plane …
Preparing for Abroad
Planning for study abroad and participating in study abroad are two very different things. As I’m currently in the planning stages, I have yet to experience what living abroad is like, but I can attest …