What is interesting about the two places I will talk about in this post is that one was planned and the other was not. Both also provided the unexpected. The first one, Rhossili Beach, was …
Wales
From Wales to Wisconsin in One Week
Ever since I started my experience I abroad, I denied the inevitability of the dreaded goodbye and reflection post that most people who study abroad have to face and write (for my case). I remember …
A Hike and Tintern Abbey
I am so sorry about my blog being MIA since early March! With the stress of exams and essays in late April / early May, and my three weeks away from the UK during spring …
Sheep Tour of North Wales
Wales may be known as a small country, but that does not mean that they have a shortage of sheep-not that I am complaining. As many Wisconsinites are used to vast farm fields and cows, …
St. Mary’s Church, University Strikes, and Easter Recess
This past weekend my friends and I ventured to St. Fagans, a Welsh medieval town. Unfortunately, because of snow, the village was closed and we only saw the surrounding area of the village. However, because …
Palm Trees in Wales!
This past weekend of adventure and exploration of Cardiff and its surrounding area has once again rose above my expectations. One of the reasons I chose to study abroad in Wales was because I did …
Waterfall Walking in Wales- The Brecon Beacons
This past weekend I ventured out with a few friends to the Brecon Beacons and it soared past my expectations. I underestimated the weather as well. Wisconsin is known to have extreme, quick changing weather, …
The Cardiff Experience: The First Two Weeks
Hello readers! I’m currently writing this post at my dorm retrospectively because the last two weeks I’ve been busy with adjustment, classes, and a few issues revolving around classes. After about 15 hours of travelling …
From Wisconsin to Wales
In less than a month, I will be exposed to the country of Wales: a new place, a different culture, and a new lifestyle of independence and adventure. I will leave the land of cows, …
Hwyl fawr, Wales
(I started writing this two weeks before I left for home. I could retrofit all the verbs to past tense now that I’m back, but I think I like it as-is.) Well, I’m all packed …