After about four weeks in my new city (and a lot of persistence from Jen) I guess it’s about time to write something about it!! Some days I feel worlds away from home, but most days I absolutely love where I am living and the little life I have found here for myself. Some days … Continue reading My attempt at becoming a Madrileña… and being far from it!
7-13 October Fall (or as the Brits will constantly remind me, AUTUMN) has really started to set in. Manchester is starting to get chilly but they say it won’t snow here. It has rained a bit more but its not bad, usually just drizzle in the middle of the day with sun and clouds. It … Continue reading england in october: a week spent (mostly) at home
4 – 6 October 2019 Ah yes, the blog post where I’m still partially unpacked yet here I am writing about my experiences. Yikes. But my tiredness just shows that this weekend trip was so much fun! I honestly thought that going to London for the weekend wouldn’t be that exciting, especially because I went … Continue reading a weekend in London: short + sweet
I have been living in Manchester, England for almost three weeks now (!!!!). That’s so crazy to type out because it honestly doesn’t feel like I’m abroad, not because it is super similar but just because I have been feeling pretty much at home. Manchester is a beautiful city (despite the locals insisting it’s trash) … Continue reading my first few weeks in england: an experience
With the weekend in the UK projected to be one of the last nice bouts of weather before the fall hit (which is rare here), me and my two travel friends, Claire and Sarah, knew we wanted to go do something fun. In Manchester it was pretty hot, like 75 and a little sweaty which … Continue reading a rainy day in liverpool
If you are applying for a student visa through the Consulate General of Spain in Chicago… ReAd mE! Applying for a visa to teach English as an Auxiliar de Conversación in Spain can either be simple and smooth or a frustrating rush depending on your understanding of how to complete the list of required documents. … Continue reading applying for a student visa through the Spanish Consulate in Chicago: tips and tricks
Yes, hostels are good for having roommates that might fart loudly without caring or peeing with the door open, but hostels are also amazing for meeting diverse people that you only hear about in some hip city. But then again, Montreal is a hip city so maybe this is why there were so many cool … Continue reading bagels & hebrew: exploring a jewish orthodox neighborhood in montreal
Within one 20 square-mile radius chunk, I have spent 21 of my 22 years of life. There is nothing wrong with this little Ohio corner, in fact many of my happiest moments and memories call this little bubble, home. After graduating college (also within the chunk), my next move was inspired by the year that … Continue reading dear future chunk escapee: escaping your little ‘chunk’ of the world
Motivated by the thought of F I N A L L Y reaching my destination after nearly a full twenty four hours of travel, I pushed my jet-lagged body and three suitcases equivalent to my weight through what happened to be the largest airport in Europe. Unsure of what time of day it was and … Continue reading day one as a dutchie
When we began to plan our trip to Montreal, we knew (or so we thought) that spending New Years in a big city would be a totally different experience than house parties and choosing between two under 21 bars in Toledo. Montreal literally had a website dedicated to the clubs and festivities that would be … Continue reading new year’s eve in Montreal
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