By Hannah Lussier Before I left my cozy hometown in Western Massachusetts to travel to Viña del Mar in Central Chile, I was congratulated by many a friend and family member for my “brave” choice to study abroad in Latin America. Many times I questioned the reason for that word: brave. I wondered whether or […]
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Mes Voyages pour L’Instant
My Voyages Thus far: With the program that I am studying, I have a surprisingly great amount of vacation days. Not only did I have a one week vacation towards the end of February, but I am looking forward to my April vacation which lasts almost 18 days! Though I have only had a week-long […]
The One At Westminster
As everyone already knows, on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, just outside of Westminster, there was a terror attack in London. From what I know from the news stations, newspapers, and word of mouth, an SUV crashed into pedestrians on Westminster Bridge and crashed into the gates of Parliament. According to reports, the attacker fatally stabbed […]
The One When Nicole Asked Me To Write A Post About Her
Over Spring Break, I went to the Trevi Fountain and threw an extra coin in the fountain and wished to return to Rome one day. I recommend that everyone throw a coin in, because my wish had a pretty fast turn around! Only a week later, I met my best friend, Nicole Zaborek, in Rome. […]
The One Where We Went On Spring Break pt. 2
After a week of living solely off of cheese, bread, pasta, gelato, and red wine, we said goodbye to Italy, packed up our memories in our suitcases (surprisingly mine fit even with a broken bag and Ryanair’s shady luggage policies), and headed to Greece. Athens They say that there are two kinds of people, the Greeks, […]
The One Where We Went On Spring Break pt. 1
For the past three weeks, I have been almost completely nonstop traveling (I’m currently writing new blog posts on a train to Scotland because my grandma was getting annoyed at my lack of posts). The first week in March, my university was on mid-semester break. Somewhere in between cramming for midterm exams and essays, we […]
The One Where We Went To The Netherlands
We had a DAM great trip! Let me start the trip on Wednesday night, “The Night Before We Left.” I know everyone who reads my blogs will be shocked to hear this: I didn’t prepare a head of time and I waited until the last minute to pack. I’ll spare all of my readers the horrifying […]
Finding a New Home in Chile
I was very nervous for my semester abroad in Chile. Although I had already traveled extensively abroad – and even lived in Latin America – this was the first time I was going to be traveling in another country by myself. I was also nervous because I was not sure how my Spanish would fare […]
Still Making Barcelona My Home
It is difficult to find the words to sum up this experience. It really is like no other. Being in another country is like being in another world. It is humbling to know that there are so many people different than you in this world. Foreign lands are only a plane, bus or train ticket away. […]
1 Month Down, Not-Enough-Time-in-the-World to Go
Yesterday marked my first month living in Italy! Since being here, I honestly feel like every day is better than the last. Everyone says study abroad is the best experience of your life, but it’s hard to actually understand how thats possible until you’re smiling on your walk home from class because of how charming your […]