Honors Abroad

I put off writing this blog post because of how much there is to say about China. Mostly, I worry that I will not do it justice. I have been keeping a journal to attempt to capture my everyday thoughts and, I guess do things that people do when they journal, but even when I […]

Sitting in a cafe in Beijing and writing about my time studying abroad in Rome, is surreal to say the least. This is especially true when you factor in the Rome-sickness and the all-consuming need to write about all things China. But before, I delve into the culture shock (there’s no faking your way through […]

I wold like to end this semester of blogs with what could only be described as a family album. Words alone cannot begin to recount the stories that I witnessed this past semester. The typical picturesque scenes captured in the majority of my images, although they serve to conjure brief snippets of life, also fail to […]

It’s finally crunch time. Ricci is due in exactly one week, the streets of Rome are filling up with Christmas decorations and dazzling neon convenience store lights, most of the students at the JFRC are talking about going home and us students’ plans for saving money are becoming more and more creative. Just today my […]

Originally, when I thought about how I would blog about my time in Brussels, I thought I would focus on having fries for breakfast and waffles for dinner, with an aside on chilling with Manneken Pis and standing under a giant atom. Now, when I sit to write this blog post, I can’t help thinking […]

Quick Note: So, this post has been sitting in my drafts for going on three weeks and I was none the wiser. Here is a quick update on all things Umbria. Stay tuned, ladies and gentlemen for coming longer posts on Brussels, London, and Florence, Nice and Greece. A couple days ago I celebrated my […]

I realize it’s been way too long since I have written a blog post, but honestly, it’s Rome’s fault for keeping me from this duty. Just so all of you know, I haven’t even skyped home since early September (unless you count me calling yesterday and shouting “I’m leaving for Greece tomorrow!” before the lack […]

This past week I have learned one noteworthy thing about myself. I am a terrible packer. If there are terrible packers out there, I’m sorry but I may be the worst. I have, for lack of a better term, had the shocking surprise of finding out that most of everything I need to survive is […]

Introduction So, just over a week ago, I boarded my first international flight, saw the following picture on my screen, and sat in disbelief as I realized I would be spending the next four months in Rome. I am still in disbelief. In the span of a week I have seen the Vatican, the Colosseum, […]

A brief recap of the past week is in order, I think, since I’ve posted almost nothing on Facebook, clearly neglected this blog, and have barely even had time to journal for myself. The readers of this Honors Abroad blog are clamoring for news, I’m sure (they don’t give me access to the viewer stats for […]