New Host Family, First Chess Tournament, and Possibly Peace Corps Bound!
After my host family change in early September, I’m happy to share I have been living with an incredible host family! I currently live with a host mom and a host sister. Both of them are so warm and welcoming.… READ MORE →
The ‘Take a Hike’ Marathon, Training Regiment, and Decreasing World Suck
A marathon in Australia. That’ll be pretty awesome, eh? I am happy to announce that I will be running the 4th annual Take a Hike Brisbane 42 km/26.2 mile marathon on a bright and early Sunday, 11th of October. This… READ MORE →
Cheeky Cuisine in London
I must start off this blog with this: BRITISH PEOPLE TOAST THEIR CREAM CHEESE AND BAGELS AT THE SAME TIME. Also, they spell bagel “beigel”. I’m not joking. I wish I was, but I’m not. The cashier handed my friend her beigel with… READ MORE →
I Woke Up in Russia
Before finally sitting down to write a summary of what are becoming the most fascinating days of my life, my host mother made sure I was fully equipped with my Russia starter pack: tapachki (slippers), chai (tea), and layers of… READ MORE →
Destination: Amman, Jordan
As cliché as it sounds, studying abroad has been a dream of mine since the day I enrolled into college. Having never travelled outside the States, I rightfully yearned to explore far beyond their borders. To put things into perspective, I was born and… READ MORE →
Learning the Way of Life in London
Cheerio! I landed in London’s Heathrow airport two weeks ago, sweaty and confused. My plane ride from my hometown, Dallas, Texas was nine hours long and I was majorly jet lagged (London is six hours ahead of Texas). My biggest… READ MORE →
Becoming Part Foodie – Snags and Cooking Class
Food! Brisbane has many things to offer in the culinary arena. I have two events to share that happened the last two weeks that were both on a whim, and not necessarily planned out as you will see. The first happened… READ MORE →
Deciphering Chinese Dialects
One thing that eluded me until I studied abroad in China and started my intermediate Chinese studies was the countless number of dialects. What many Chinese teachers neglect to tell their first-year students is the fact that Mandarin itself, or… READ MORE →
Adjustment
Hola! It’s hard to believe it has been nearly three weeks since I started packing for what would be my final year of undergraduate spent studying abroad in Heredia, Costa Rica. Three years of experience in mental health advocacy and… READ MORE →
Dolphins, mudflats, and speed-dating?
It’s been six days since I landed in Australia on Sunday morning and somehow I survived. The journey was 21 hours from my home town in Boston, Massachusetts. I flew on Virgin Australia with three of my college mates: Matt,… READ MORE →