33 Things I’ve Learned From Studying Abroad

Hi everyone! I wanted to share some of the knowledge I’ve gained this semester with you, so I created this lovely list. Some of these things apply to France, Europe, or studying abroad in general. Enjoy! 1. If I talk really fast and add the word/sound “ba” occasionally in my phrases I can almost sound …

Documentaries on Documentaries: My take on my recently watched

Lately, I’ve been watching some interesting documentaries. My brain has been going crazy, craving information and stimulation via video. Here’s a review of some of the top documentaries I’ve watched in the last week: The Woman Who Wasn’t There This is a fascinating and captivating documentary. Though the title is quite revealing, we initially get …

My Vacation Bucket List

Now that Spring Break is around the corner and most people are traveling home or to Florida, it made me starting thinking: If I could go anywhere in the world for a vacation, where would I go? Therefore, I thought I would dedicate this blog to the places that I would absolutely love to visit, …

Life’s Simple Pleasures

This semester in my Leadership class, my professor has been challenging each student to reflect on a simple pleasure in life. He’s motive for encouraging us to reflect has been that everyone has a way to relax and recharge. Over the past week I’ve spent some time thinking about some of my simple pleasures and …

A Random Slew of Things

Good Tuesday afternoon, friends. It has been one of “those” weeks. I’m just so exhausted and stressed, but I can’t stop and have to keep going. Otherwise, I will not get anything done. Last week was super stressful, but now that’s over, and this week is going by so fast, the rest of this week …

Sochi 2014 / Сочи 2014

Okay folks, the XXII (22nd) Winter Olympic Games is on, and is on until February 23rd. I don’t know about you, but every time the Olympics are on, I always get super pumped and become inspired. Every two years, despite many countries’ differences, the world comes together for 2 weeks to attain one goal: get …

My Favorite Super Bowl Commercials

Happy Friday everyone! As everyone’s aware, the Super Bowl was last Sunday, which draws two distinct crowds. There are those who are football fans and love the politics of the sport and then there’s the crowd that looks forward only towards the Super Bowl commercials. I fall into this latter group, so I thought it …

SCAR Internship

As some of you may know if you have read some of my earlier blogs, I am an Exercise Science major and hope to go to graduate school for physical therapy. Since I am on that path, I need quite a few observation hours before I can apply for school. Hope requires its students to …

Christmas Break in a Nutshell

Welcome back everyone! I hope everybody had a safe and relaxing break and were able to spend time with family and friends. I don’t know about you but I had a lot going on these past few weeks. Here’s a breakdown of what was going on with me back at home: Friends Like most college …

New Year, New Me: Choosing my word of the year

I’ve never quite mastered the concept of a New Year’s resolution. For some reason, it’s never really appealed to me — maybe because it’s hard to keep up with, or because I feel bored after a while. My sophomore year of high school, my mom introduced me to a new way to start off the …