I know, I know. It’s been a while. But I have to be honest I have not have time! I barely have time to sleep let alone take a few minutes to write about these beautiful experiences I’ve been having. Ireland has been making me fall in love more and more with it as each …
Category Archives: Daily Life
100% Pure New Zealand
I have been in Middle-earth for a few days now and I have already fallen madly in love. I am convinced there is no city comparable to Auckland. One minute you’re walking down Queen Street (similar to Michigan Avenue in Chicago I’d say) and then the next you’re at the ferry port overlooking dozens of islands scattered …
Los Lobos (aka Sea Lion Paradise)
We made it to the Galápagos Island of San Cristóbal (also known as Sea Lion capital of the world)! I’m still having a tough time comprehending that I have been abroad for a little over one month. We left Quito a week days ago and taking a plane from the city of Quito to Guayaquil and …
An Introduction to India
India has been my new home for less than a week now and I am already falling in love with it. Most of my first week was spent in orientation. One of the things we did during orientation week was going out and buying traditional Indian clothes. In Delhi most women in their 20’s wear …
~Otavalo Market~
It is impossible to visit Ecuador without also visiting the indigenous markets at Otavalo. Every Saturday, without fail, the streets are filled with indigenous men and women selling every article of clothing and fruit imaginable. Shouts of “amiga, compra esa” “chica, chica” “agua de coco, agua de coco” can be heard throughout the streets. The …
We are all fools
First day of school is finally finished. I can’t believe everything I have learned in the matter of 24 hours. After meeting all the Irish students some of my classes will be integrated with I couldn’t be happier. I felt an overwhelming amount of welcome and warmth from everyone. Our first day we went straight …
Falling slowly for Dublin
1/11/2015 Aside from jet lag and my most recent state of food poisoning, I’d say Ireland is working out well for me. Honestly, I immediately fell in love with the lights and warmth of the city of Dublin. As soon as I saw the city coming into view from my airplane window I knew this …
Packing Up
I take a quick break from studying and packing to write one final time from my new home in Spain. This is it! The bag is almost packed and the number of days left is withering. This week has already been such a whirlwind of emotions and thoughts and I don’t even hop on the …
Reverse Culture Shock
It isn’t that I didn’t really believe that I wouldn’t be surprised by some of the things I encountered in the US after my term abroad, but I was slightly skeptical of calling it a form of “culture shock.” However, after being in the US now for a full week I would agree that I …
Lost in Paradise or Paradise Lost?
As my semester has come to an end, I am able to look back on these past three months and see how much I have learned and see all the fantastic experiences I have had. It is impossible to sum up a whole semester of experiences in one blog post, and therefore, I will not even …
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