(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 …
Spring 2016
Dw i’n caru y coffi yma: I love the coffee here
I know you’ve all been on the edge of your seats wondering which of Cardiff’s coffee shops are my all-time favorites. Sorry about that! My flight home, the one date I’ve had circled on my …
The End is Near
First of all, I want to start this post off by saying congrats to all my fellow Badgers back at UW for another successful semester and graduation! Hopefully, everyone is out enjoying their Summer break. …
Exit Interview: the Cardiff Experience (Part 2)
[after six weeks of exams and traveling we’re picking up where we left off.] Gwyneth/Sioned: Did you change your hair or something? You look…different. Me: *wearing dark glasses and a beret, waving a cigarette around …
Readjustment
The following post will deal with 2 periods of readjustment: the first regarding school, and the second regarding the US. The first was probably far more difficult. I had just returned from Dublin when I …
And So You Swim On
Exams are done. Finished cramming everything into suitcases to be sure it would all fit. Just a few more days before departure. I just need to finish cleaning my apartment. I’ve thought about taking a …
Handling Mental Illness While Abroad
It’s nearing the end of my stay in Bologna. It hasn’t really sunk in yet, but my attentions have been elsewhere. I have finals this coming week and then some time to pack up before …
Going Solo: Part II
Welcome back to my two-part blog post about my solo weekend! At the end of my last post, I found myself collapsing on my bed with thoughts in mind to continue my solo weekend in …
Going Solo: Part I
When arriving in Sydney, exchange students try to hit the ground running in regards to making friends. Students scramble to establish themselves in a group, make connections and feel secure. The tendency to stick with …
Dwi’n hoffi y coffi yma: I like the coffee here
“Today I write part two of my Cardiff Uni reflections” is a sentence I probably said to myself this morning. But I’ve been sitting here for an hour and I can’t stop ranking Cardiff’s cafes …