We’re into the single digits here people. After what felt like a lifetime, I am down to my final days in Ghana. Four days hardly feels like enough time to come to terms with the …
Spring 2013
Namaste- Last Week Part III
My final blogpost about India is going to be about a place called “Anandwan”, literally translated as “Forest of Joy”. I spent one afternoon at Anandwan, but it was an incredible few hours, and a …
Here’s to Russia
Well here’s to my last night in Saint Petersburg. I have to wake up at the ungodly hour of 2:00 am in only a few hours, but at this moment I couldn’t care less. I …
Oh, the places you’ll go
Updates updates updates! I realized the past three or so blogs have been themed rather than the sporadic updates so I guess I have a lot to catch you all up on. I’ll try and …
Maybe if I don’t pack I won’t have to leave?
Transitioning from beach life to school life was a little rough. The part that made it tolerable? We were able to capture that Portugal sunshine and bring it back to Alcalá with us. After four …
Leopards and Snakes and Bears Oh Boy!- Last Week Part II
As promised, here is my second installment, and it’s full of leopards, peacocks, porcupines, and other animals from the adorable to the downright scary! Not gonna lie, aside from the opportunity to see an extremely …
Sochi: A Whole New Russia
Reflection. Sometimes it is so incredibly hard to reflect. I just got off a 42 hour train ride from Sochi to Saint Petersburg, and I’m having a difficult time summing up the glorious, stressful, wonderful, …
Parents and Pepperoni
The last two weeks have been marked by the presence of my parents, who took a little time off of their stressful lives to visit me in France. Their visit also happened to align with …
Deserts, Desserts, and More
Last weekend, a few of my American friends and I decided to take a short trip south of Lima to the town of Ica and Huacachina. Huacachina is a tiny oasis in the middle of …
Academic Safari
I figured it was about time to talk about classes now that I’m down to the last day. Wait what?! Yep, looks like tomorrow is the last day of classes for the semester, for study …