Final Blog Post August 23, 2015 Being jetlagged is the worst. You’re tired during the day when your body thinks it needs to sleep, and completely wide awake at night when your body thinks it’s …
summer abroad
Closing Ceremony
Blog post 9 August 7, 2015 Wow. I remember the Opening Ceremony back in May like it was yesterday, and now, we’ve had our Closing Ceremony. During the Closing Ceremony, we received a certificate from …
Astana, Baravoe, and Heading Home
4:10 PM CDT, August 19, 2015 – Oregon, Wisconsin, USA I really can’t believe it’s over. It’s rather bittersweet, getting to see my friends and family in the states for the first time in two …
“Su Punto” Night
One of my main goals for this summer in Perugia was to meet locals and go outside of my comfort zone by creating meaningful friendships with Italians. I mean, I’m only studying in Italy and …
Art Point Fest, Kok Tobe, and Lake Issyk
2:30 AM ALMT, August 6, 2015 – Almaty, Kazakhstan I took ~7 hours of Russian exams today, so if you’re reading this, consider yourself warned; may contain non-sequitors. I never thought I’d say this, but …
One Nap is Good, but Two is Better
Blog post 7 July 17, 2015 I have now been in Fuzhou for almost a week now, and in two days from now, I’ll be on my way back to Tianjin. Like I always say, …
Week-Long Break
Blog post 6 July 10, 2015 As of today, I am officially done with 4th year Chinese and first semester of Chinese linguistics. I can’t believe how fast these past couple of months went, so …
Exotic Birds, Beshbarmak, and First President’s Park
12:13 AM ALMT, July 25, 2015 – Almaty, Kazakhstan It’s been eleven days since my last post. My sincerest apologies to all my readers (aka sorry mom). Here’s a recap of all that I’ve done …
Afrika: Mwanzo Mpya 10
Tuesday, July 14th A Week in Zanzibar, and My Final Post of Africa Well, on Monday July 6th, our group headed out to Kilimanjaro airport to part our ways. After a long and fun month …
Two Weeks and Counting
3:15 PM CDT, June 4, 2015 – Madison, Wisconsin, USA In just two weeks I’ll be boarding a plane and leaving the United States, never to return. Just kidding. I will be flying out of …