Rediscovering my identity abroad
Posted July 30, 2018
As I mentally prepare myself for study abroad at NUS, I reflect back on my first study abroad experience – to here, America, 10...Category: Exchanges
Back Again
Posted March 5, 2018
There were many times in Paris where I actually felt desperate to go home. I missed my friends and iced coffees and the feeling...
An Afterword
Posted February 14, 2018
So, it’s been a while since I’ve been back home. After weeks of waiting, some serious trouble accessing cash, and about 7 flights across...
New memories with new friends
Posted January 4, 2018
Since arriving home, tons of people have asked me about my time in Singapore, expecting lengthy answers about traveling, experiencing new cultures, and eating...
My Experience vs Theirs
Posted December 29, 2017
Nearing my last few days abroad, I feel like I have become an expert on the differences between an exchange program and a study...
Wrapping it up
Posted December 27, 2017
Though it’s probably just cause I spent the better part of my my last couple weeks traveling, to the point where sleeping in hostels...
Mundanity in the study abroad experience
Posted December 23, 2017
Everyday when I step outside the apartment, it’s hard not to feel like I’m on some extended, ridiculously long vacation rather than somewhere I’m...
A tropical Christmas
Posted December 16, 2017
A tropical Christmas fast approaches and rests in my heart in a cozy way. In my last week I have visited the extensive flora...
Aperitivo, Risotto, and Cheese, oh my!
Posted December 14, 2017
I would be lying if I said the food wasn’t a large deciding factor in my decision to study in Milan. Besides being obsessed...
Beginning of the End
Posted December 12, 2017
T minus 5 days until I leave Paris. I reflect back to my first memories of this semester and it seems like years ago....