One of the things that I wanted to in London was go see a show. I want to see multiple but my friend randomly asked me to go with them the day before the show. …
year abroad
English Only is NOT Enough
If you really want to get the most out of your time in Israel/Palestine, it is essential you learn Arabic or Hebrew. Ideally, you should learn both. Learning another language is the best thing you …
Takeoff
Today is Monday, August 19, 2019. The first day of the rest of all my life. I am with my sister watching the sunrise over Lake Michigan from our favorite spot for the last time …
Firsts Part 2: Classes
Well the first week of classes has come and gone. One thing to note is that the classes comparatively are way longer than American classes. I believe my longest class for my communications major is …
Getting in Touch With My Inner Child-of-Nature.
21st, September Apologizing in advance for the blurry photos. I traveled to Stockholm today to hike around one of the islands on the archipelago. Yes, I could have hiked around the forests near where I …
Firsts Part 1
The first day has finally happened. I was surprisingly calm for the plane ride. Usually I get really nervous when I fly. I flew into Gatwick Airport which is about an hour outside of London. …
Read This First
Hello/שלום/مَرْحَبًا and welcome to my blog! I am happy you are here. In this blog, I will be sharing with you my journey of my year abroad at the University of Haifa in Israel/Palestine. The …
Classes, Culture, and Creature Comforts
13th, September 2019 It has been just over 2 weeks since arriving in Sweden and I have encountered plenty of problems. Major appliance failures in my apartment, problems with my residence permit, my student card …
Orientation and Class Preparation
1st, September 2019 We had orientation on the 29th and 30th. Orientation was surprisingly lacking in information. I still have no idea how to access my class schedule, where to find my class web pages, …
An Intro to My Blog
13th, June 2019 This blog was created as one of the conditions for my being awarded the Global Gateway Fellowship at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. I am fortunate to be studying at the …