I’ve officially hit seven days before departure, which means the thing I’ve been dreading the most since I decided to study abroad: packing. I’ve thought about packing a lot the past few weeks, knowing that …
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Preparing for Abroad
Planning for study abroad and participating in study abroad are two very different things. As I’m currently in the planning stages, I have yet to experience what living abroad is like, but I can attest …
Pre-Departure Must-Do’s | Part Two
I’m longwinded, so for Part Two, I’ll dive right in: Anticipate problems you might encounter abroad and solicit solutions now. What-ifs aren’t always a bad thing. In fact, here are some that actually became a …
Just as much the journey as the destination
In the days leading up to my journey to Cuba, my room at home in Michigan is a pretty good reflection of my state of mind: organized chaos. Like a swirling hurricane, a mass of …
Before it Begins
Here I am, it’s January 10th, and I am getting so close to my take off date. I leave for Florence, Italy in 10 days. I feel like I have been waiting to go for …
Application Shenanigans
This past weekend, I got an email from Mahidol University confirming my acceptance into their International College! It has been quite the journey to get this point. I originally applied to the University of Hong …
Farewell to the Familiar
I always knew I wanted to study abroad during college, but the actuality of it always seemed so far away, more of a distant thought than an actual reality that I would someday live. But …
Pre-Departure Must-Do’s | Part One
I love to go places. My friends and family call me a drifter, a wanderer, and I guess they’re right. I’ve never been great at staying in one place for long. It doesn’t matter if …
Cheerio, America
Pre Departure Nerves. I am beginning to start packing and get everything together. Up until now, I wasn’t nervous, but I woke up this morning feeling underprepared and anxious about leaving. I don’t mind throwing …
“Voyage” of a lifetime
It’s official. Paris, France. The “city of love”. I am unbelievably excited and overwhelmed. There were/are so many things to do before I go. Doctors to see, forms to fill out, plane tickets to purchase, …