Finding Pieces of Home
Posted August 8, 2022
Growing up, I always loved traveling to new places with my family, from going on a day trip to a preserve an hour away...Tag: nature
The Alps are calling
Posted December 20, 2018
When people think about Switzerland, a few things immediately jump to mind: fondue, a small pocket knife with a million features, and – most...
How Wet are the Wetlands
Posted August 15, 2018
There are times when the mind believes teleportation is possible. I thought I was still in Beijing that morning. Before I knew it, one...
Nature and the forest
Posted October 23, 2017
At the school I get to call my own for the next few months, there is a forest in its back yard. A real...
Off the Grid
Posted May 25, 2016
I can honestly say I enjoyed being off the grid for a week. Despite a small amount of anxiety over fall class registration, it...
Toussaint Part I: Cliffs of Moher
Posted October 28, 2015
Paris is great and all but city life gets to be a bit tiring sometimes. This is why my friends and I decided to...
Going for a walk in the park
Posted September 25, 2015
After a somewhat stressful day, I decided to go for a walk in Tiergarten to relieve some stress. I knew walking around in...
Trail Blazing Professors (& Not Just in the Academic Way!)
Posted September 8, 2015
When we talk about study abroad experiences, it seems that classes don’t always take up the spotlight. And that’s understandable. We have to take...
Lions, Spirit Birds, and Olifants — OH MY!
Posted September 8, 2015
The folks at IPD warned us explicitly not to overlap blogs about Kruger National Park. And between Iheoma, Emily, and I — it appears...
clean air while in Beijing (hiking and other nature excursions)
Posted August 18, 2014
Chloe Harrington, Public Health in China, Summer 2014 This post will be devoted to the various hiking and outdoors trips that I have made...