“Just say you’re Canadian.” Before heading for foreign soil, Americans are often told to brush off questions of nationality by saying they’re Canadian. The U.S. isn’t exactly the darling of the global community. And, I mean, it’s close enough, right? For some, fudging the border lines is a non-issue. But for me, I have a …
For those of you that don’t know me, you should know that I have ALWAYS wanted to go to Paris! Due to this burning need to explore the world and see all of its beautiful sites, I decided to use my study abroad trip as an excuse to see the beautiful city of Paris, France. …
This Sunday marks my first month in Rome, so I thought it would be nice to reflect on some experiences so far. Studying abroad in a city such as Rome is a clash between the temporal and the permanent. Different from how it is when we travel to other countries as tourists, studying abroad really …
Hallo meine Freunden! SO I am finally here in Deutschland and it is the most beautiful place I have ever seen in my life! For those of you who are going to be following me along my German adventures, I will try my very best to describe my sensations of overwhelming joy and satisfaction with …
“Auspicate” : to initiate with ceremonies calculated to ensure good luck; inaugurate. Today is the first day of classes in Rome and I cannot be more (nerd alert) excited to start learning again! Furthermore, I begin learning the Italian language, so I will finally be able to find my way around Rome without exaggerated …
After I went out for sangria with some of my friends in Puerto del Sol last night, we found a churro and chocolate place (I have been craving these FOREVER), which were MUY deliciosa. I can get used to ending nights out with churros… except I need to make sure to exercise the next day!! …
Studying abroad was the easiest and toughest decision I have ever made. The opportunity to live in another country and travel around Europe was too good to pass up but I definitely worried that I would miss my family, friends, and Loyola too much. With all the emotions I can think of spinning around in …
The acholi word for “home” or “compound” is gang (pronounced “gãŋ” for all you phonetics buffs). Anyways, I have been living with my Ugandan family in their gang for about a week now. I am happy to say they are amazing, and I this blog is about my life with them so far. The house …
你好！I am very excited to start blogging about my experiences in China. My fellow classmates and I actually arrived in Beijing almost four weeks ago and have been through orientation, then a two week trip across the entire country and finally our first week of classes. The trip followed the old silk road trail from …
What a whirlwind of the past couple of days it has been. This has really been my first chance to blog since getting to Madrid. On Tuesday, September 3, I headed to O’Hare airport where I met up with all the USAC students studying in Madrid from the Chicagoland area, which consisted of 3 other …