After all of the excitement of the first couple of weeks gave way to more regular routines, I began to feel somewhat… bored. My classes, while interesting, often overlap in material with what I’ve already learned at home. I was unfortunately sick for… More
By now, most people in the program have already been on a number of weekend trips to Copenhagen, Paris, Amsterdam, and more. I spent nearly every weekend on trips around Scotland or simply enjoying the city I chose to study abroad in, and I’m glad I did… More
In a previous post I talked a bit about my trip to Iceland over reading week, but I didn’t actually talk about the things I did there, just about the process of traveling. Our trip to Iceland was a bit less than a week. We got there Monday afternoon and… More
Sometimes living abroad tricks us with a routine that warms us with a familiarity. Step by step, we adjust and adapt to everyday life living in a new world. But just when we think we’re getting comfortable, how quickly we’re reminded we’re American… More
Kia Ora! Greetings from Dunedin. After a seamless string of flights from Madison to Chicago to Los Angeles to Auckland….I arrived in New Zealand on February 16th! It’s weird to think that February 15th, 2017 never existed for me and never will due to… More