As I prepare to leave for China, a lot of my family has come to say goodbye as if I’m leaving forever. I’ve gotten ‘advice’ from family members who haven’t travelled abroad, and advice from …
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We’re All Learning
It’s hard to know where to start recounting the happenings of the past week, my first week in Spain. I’ll start before the beginning: My mother dropped me off at the airport after a mostly …
Ramadan Vibes
I have to say, it is an absolute privilege to have experienced Ramadan in a Muslim majority country. Now don’t get me wrong, some aspects of it suck, like when you are wandering around Rabat …
Taller de Teatro
One of the absolute best decisions I have made during my year abroad in Argentina was signing up for an extra-curricular, weekly theater improvisation class. In early March, I had a meeting with my program …
Pura vida—first days in San José
¡Buenas! One phrase I’ve picked up in my first few days in San José is pura vida, a Costa Rican phrase which translates literally as ‘pure life’. Ticos (Costa Ricans) use it in almost any …
Teaching English & Intercambios
I gotta say that one opportunity I really enjoy about this program is teaching English. In the beginning, my motive was just the pocket money that I would get from it, but I got matched …