Brighton is located in the South of England, in East Sussex. It is home the the Brighton Marina, Royal Pavilion, Palace Pier, and museums and arts galleries. Although the town is known for nightlife, art community, shopping, and festivals, we couldn’t pull ourselves away from the pier that day! Brighton Palace Pier opened in 1899 and […]
The One In Buckingham Palace
Yep…you read the one right…in…not at…not near…in…I, Kerry Elizabeth Hayes, was IN Buckingham Palace. I, of course, was not at all shocked to be inside; I had assumed that Queen Elizabeth II (Lizzie, as I now call her, as we are very close friends…) would have invited me over eventually, and I was honestly a […]
The Swiss One
Everyone knows that one joke I tell about how it seems that everyone has just about every nationality possible in his or her family tree. “Oh yeah, I’m 10% Irish, 15% Cherokee Indian, 4% Slovak, 30% Polish, 9% English, 15% Hungarian, 10% Greek, 5% Italian, and 2% Milk!” You all know the people, and you […]
Studying Abroad… While Studying Abroad
I never anticipated that while studying abroad in Chile, I would have ample opportunities to travel internationally. However, to my surprise, I did! As a result, I decided to take advantage of those opportunities. I realized that traveling to different countries neighboring Chile was a really great way to compare cultures and more fully both […]
On Holiday
April 19th, was Census Day here in Chile. The census occurs every four years and is carried out by individual census volunteers going to every home in the country and having the residents living in those homes fill out different documents. Consequently, everything shuts down on that day, including schools and universities. As a result, a few friends and […]
Terremoto or Temblor: Notes on Chilean Earthquake Culture
By | Hannah Lussier Just last week, the song “Shaky Shaky” by Puerto Rican music artist Daddy Yankee was featured on Spotify as one of Chile’s Top 50 singles currently reaching ears country-wide. The song emphasizes the word “terremoto”, or earthquake, in order to describe the powerful shake of a woman’s hips. Shaken up another […]
Reminiscing About Spring Break
After having completed my two week spring break around Europe, I have come back into reality after discovering that dreams can come true. For my spring break, I traveled to London and Paris, two cities I have wanted to visit since I was young. I have always dreamed of traveling to Paris and tasting different […]
The One Where I Explain Afternoon Tea
I will never forget a message my mom, Meg, sent me when she was planning her trip to visit me in London. For her trip, she had a bucket list of everything that she wanted to try and see and do while in the city. Her list was like most, Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, changing […]
The One Where I Went To Scotland
Living in London is a lot like living in any other city: it’s loud, it’s a little dirty, it’s cold a lot of the time, it’s crowded, it’s amazing. I love London, and I love living in the city, but after about four months, my cabin fever had started to get the best of me. […]
Another Election?
Despite the recent presidential election of the United States of America, I now find myself in the midst of another presidential election here in France. Thus, I have taken this opportunity to learn more about the French presidential election process. Some of the differences are as follows: 1) The Electoral College The most obvious difference […]