One day wandering the halls of the British Museum I found myself in the clocks and watches room–surrounded by chimes and the occasional coo-coo, the ticking of the grandfather clocks like I heard in my …
London
In a Week
As life goes on and I grow older, I’ve come to realize that accepting change means realizing that one day that change will be the new normal, a new experience, a new opportunity. I didn’t …
Fifth Grade Me Would Be Proud
In fifth grade, my whole grade took a weekend trip to Camp Timberlee. I was terrified. I loved the comfort of home. Yet once I got there, running around at night and climbing the rock …
Introducing Gabi
I have always defended the Midwest. The lands may be flat, but the forest preserve by my house growing up had a slight hill, and try telling 20 Midwestern kids that their sledding hill was …
A Rough Re-Entry
It’s been a little over two weeks since I’ve gotten back from London and I still say, “take away” and have tried to pay for multiple things in pounds. It’s definitely weird to be back. …
Dear London
It’s hard to describe the feeling of leaving this place. There are a thousand emotions I’m feeling and as I sit in Heathrow waiting to board my plane, I’m trying to not feel them all. …
Touristy Stuff
So, I know it’s been a while since I posted anything to the blog. It’s been crazy buy here in the last couple of weeks. FYI I’ll be leaving here in 12 days. I’m sure …
Two Worlds Colliding
Recently, Madison study abroad tweeted a link to this blog article: http://theabroadguide.com/parents-visit-while-studying-abroad/. If you haven’t read it and aren’t about to, it basically goes over the pros and cons of having your family, specifically your …
Back to Basics
I’ve never really lived in a big city before. When I was born I guess I lived in Minneapolis for about 8 months, but that hardly counts. Even though it’s only been a little over …
When in Rome…and You Only Understand Every Third Word
This week was our program’s spring break, which believe it or not, was much warmer than spring breaks at home even though it was two weeks earlier. So, after a relaxing (mostly roommate-free, which is …