I’m finally here, and it feels surreal. After a long flight yet smooth travels, I arrived at CPH at 9 AM on Saturday. With a few DIS students, we waited for our host families to …
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Every day is an Adventure
I have been in Spain for 5 days now and have done so much! Navigating the public transportation system is very easy and honestly it feels like I have been here for months. Except for …
15 Hour Jet Lag
Twenty four hours and 6,159 miles later I am sitting on a bed in a hotel room questioning whether it is worth it to get up and shower or just fall asleep right here. It’s …
Home Sweet Rome
I can’t believe over a week has passed since I’ve arrived in Italy. Orientation blew by, and I am settling in comfortably to my apartment in the Trastevere neighborhood of Rome. Every day, the culture …
The Andes are beautiful
The morning after I arrived, my host family offered to drive me to the university. It was then, for the first time, that I truly felt my breath taken away; I was seeing the Andes …
Episode 4: Arrival At Last
January 5th, 2017 Well folks…day one is done and in the books. I made it to Ireland safe and sound, with very few issues aside from some minor travel hiccups. What trip to the …
Braais and Banter
I made it! I arrived early Thursday morning with 8 other exchange students from the US. The first few days, I stayed in a dorm on campus with about 200 other study abroad students. It …
Wails! Whales!! Wales!!!
Landing in Heathrow was surreal. It was still dark and seeing the city lights slowly come into focus felt fantastical, like magic – but at the same time, after all my anticipation and packing and …
A Little Bump
“I just miss Madison, I want to go back.” I must’ve said that over 20 times since I arrived in France. How to describe my first week in France? Well, I’ve had better days. From …
And So It Begins
I’ve officially been in Spain for about three weeks now, and it has been a whirlwind. I have done so much that I won’t be able to convey it all in one post without creating …