Hey there, mates! In my last blog post I shared with you all the most awful and exhausting traveling experience I have had. What I didn’t share was how that experience turned into one of …
Fall 2013
The Melbourne Mess
For those of you who haven’t read my last blog post, I’m currently on summer vacation! Weird isn’t it, considering it’s nearly Christmas? Anyways, despite the fact that I have been out of school for …
goodbye Morocco
Today, I’m beginning my last week in Morocco. Four months was a long time to be away from home, but I’ve learned a lot and changed for the better. I’ve seen sights I’ve only dreamed …
Summer in AUSSIE land!
Hey there, mates! Finals officially ended three days ago, which means summer vacation has begun!!! Unlike at UW, finals here last for a three-week period, meaning you could have a final at the beginning of …
It’s the Great Ocean Road (and chicken schnitzel)!
In my last blog post I mentioned that my friends and I went on a trip down the Great Ocean Road during our short but wonderful stay in Melbourne. The Great Ocean Road curves along …
Melbon,” not “Melbourne
Just as I got settled back into my apartment after being away for 15 days, I remembered I had another trip booked for the following weekend! My friends and I decided to take advantage of …
Trip to the Sahara
As I was laying on a mountain in the Sahara made of billions and billions of grains of sand in the middle of the night looking up at the Milky Way, shining more clearly than …
And the Road Trip Continues…
In my last post, I began sharing the amazing two-week road trip I went on recently up the east coast of Australia, from Sydney to Cairns. The first three stops were Byron Bay, Surfers Paradise, …
Homestay
For the time that I’ve been here in Morocco, I’ve been living with a homestay family. There are five of us in the family: a brother, sister, mother and father, as well as an old, …
Surviving a sandstorm
After two showers, I am still finding orange Saharan sand in my ears and hair. It spilled out of my Arabic notebook when I opened it in class this morning. The good news is, it’s …