It was almost midnight but Via del Pratello was crowded with people, flowing out of the sitting areas of the bars and into the narrow street that during this time of night unofficially becomes a …
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Klassen at Wageningen
Ok so classes over here at Wageningen University are completely different from what I was used to back at UW-Madison (duh, Bethany, of course). It threw me for a loop at first, but I think …
Settling in
I’ve been here in Korea almost 3 weeks now and the time has really flown by. I’m just now beginning to feel like I’m really going to be here for the next few months and …
First Impressions
In Bologna you walk slow. The sidewalks in the center of the city are all covered by tall arched porticoes, so you can walk for blocks in the rain without getting wet. People sit outside …
Hiroshima
3/23/18-3/24/18 Hiroshima is one of those places everyone wants to go to because of its historical significance in world war 2, little do many foreigners remember there is more to Hiroshima than the atomic bomb. …
Golden Week
4/28/18-5/1/18 The first week of May in Japan is called Golden Week (surprisingly even in Japanese it is called Golden Week). Golden Week is a compilation of national holidays that all just so happen to …
Kamakura
5/12/18-5/13/18 This was my most spontaneous trip during my time in Japan. I had originally planned to celebrate the week of my birthday by going to Wakayama Adventure world which has five pandas! However, as …
I Love my Co-workers
5/11/18-5/12/18 This might be the hardest blog to write of them all. I have tried to deny to myself that I am leaving Japan, but with my final presentation done and the last two days …
Final Tour of Osaka
5/29/18 It’s my last weekend in Osaka. I haven’t quite grasped that next weekend I will be in Hong Kong, and the weekend after that I will be home. This entire experience has been surreal, …
Kimonos!
5/19/18 Can you guess what I did this weekend in Kyoto? If you haven’t already pieced it together from the title, I got to finally try a kimono!! I can’t express how excited I have …