平成二十四年三月三日土曜日3/3/2012 After my adventures in Hiroshima (広島), I was very fortunate and forever indebted to a friend and her family who let me stay at their home in Osaka (大阪). My friend went to high …
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The Adventures of Shakespeare and Harry Potter
When I first told my friends I was studying abroad in England, they assumed 1 of 2 things: 1) that I would be studying in London or 2) that I would be attending Hogwarts. (I’m …
Playing Catch-up (Christmas & Ending Semester 1)
So while I am now about 4 weeks into semester 2 in Madrid, Spain, I have realized how busy these past 2 months have been when I looked at the progress I have made in …
Loitering in Tuscan Alleys and Back Country Vineyards
Ok I haven’t gotten around to blogging in a while so this post will include the last due settimane. Whoa I mean the last two weeks. Sorry. My Italian just slipped out there. You’ll have …
Never Thought I’d Call It Home
After a two week long journey to Innter Mongolia, Gansu, and Xinjiang, and going directly from the train station to a Christmas Even dinner at my friend Gabi’s amazing house I got back to my …
Take Me Away Casanova
YES I am talking about the one and only Venice! What can I say? I’m in love. From the striped-shirt men steering the gondolas to the masks, full-out costumes, and canals as streets, I’ve been …
Roman Winter Wonderland
I distinctly recall my Italian professor back at Madison telling me before I left: “It never snows in Italy.” And being from Rome herself, I figured she would be a credible source to trust. Well, …
Lesson One
After spending one month back home in China for Chinese New Year and bit of unexpected adventure, I arrived in Paris at 5:30 am, Feb. 9th. It was already two days late than our program …
Adventure Week
“Isn’t it the most blissful thing in the world to be away from everything you have ever known – to be so far away that you don’t even know yourself anymore and you’re not sure …
The British Experience Continues
Before I left the US, everyone told me how fast time would fly while abroad. They said, “Five months will seem like five days, and you’ll be home before you know it.” Turns out, they …