My first impression of the cruise ship was that it was fucking big. We entered the belly of the beast through a long, zig-zagging umbilical cord of glass and steel. … Continue reading Cruising Around The Caribbean – Part 2
Day Three. I’m eating breakfast in a little café across from my hotel on Royal Street. The waitress brings me a cup of joe and a hard bagel filled with … Continue reading The Crescent City Diaries #11
My visit to New Orleans was very unstructured from the offset. It was completely unlike my trip to Budapest. Budapest was a project, something I was passionate about, and traveled … Continue reading The Crescent City Diaries #6
After rambling down Royal Street and absorbing its stylish art galleries and museums, I veered east and made for Jackson Square. This, to me, was the touristic heart of the … Continue reading The Crescent City Diaries #4
My last exam at the University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire was held at noon on Friday, December 21st 2012, the day before I flew back to London. Even though I … Continue reading My Study Abroad Overview: Nothing Gold Can Stay
Considering the last post might very well be construed as negative, I thought I’d do something a little more light-hearted today. I thought it might be of interest to you … Continue reading My Study Abroad Overview: Every Barb, Zinger, & Burn Thrown My Way
I’ve always been the kind of person that, whenever I commit to a path, am irresistibly drawn to imagining myself taking the other option. The road not taken. My student … Continue reading My Study Abroad Overview: The Roads Not Taken
As I discussed in my last post, my 2012 student exchange to Eau Claire, WI in the USA fell short of being this magical voyage of gilded memories. Like most … Continue reading My Study Abroad Overview: The Road Trip of Dreams
I can remember the first few weeks of my semester abroad as having a particular feeling. I think September is the best time to be on an American campus. It’s … Continue reading My Study Abroad Overview: The Indian Summer
We’re living in the age of itchy feet and bucket lists. My dream has always been to travel to each of the 50 states that comprise the USA. I’m not … Continue reading My Ultimate American Bucket List
Peanut butter is one of those things I’ll always associate with a particular time and place. We have peanut butter in the U.K but it’s not overly popular. In the … Continue reading The Taste of My Study Abroad
When I entered the USA for the first time, I was very much intent on absorbing as much as I could from the local culture. In some ways I arrived … Continue reading Dressing the Part
