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Joining “The Night Club,” a Woman-led Run Club in London

I don’t run outside often; I prefer running on the treadmill. It feels safer, easier to control, and a little less unpredictable. But on September 27th, I joined the first ever “The Night Club” run, a 5K through London’s lush and spacious Hyde Park, surrounded…
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Bella Hilger
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How to Get into a Routine in Your Host Country

It can be hard adapting to a new place, especially if you’re headed to a city that is very different from where you live. Weekdays might provide you with a bit of a daily routine due to your classes or respective program, but outside of that you need…

Hannah Leibowitz

England/Wales

An Adventure in Wales!

Today, I’d like to talk about bravery. Not the ‘give a lion some courage and he’ll become king of the forest' kind of bravery, but the quiet kind of bravery you build in the moments you are left on your own. I am proud to say that since I have gotten…

Rebecca Perlmutter

Falling in Love with the Emerald Isle

In my month and a half spent in Ireland’s capital, I have found no greater joy than embracing the Irish outdoors. While I consider myself a semi-frequent hiker back in the states, I came to the country blissfully unaware of the outdoor opportunities across…

Hannah Jane Zalewski

Unpopular Opinion: I Don’t Like the Beach

I’ve traveled to many beaches in my lifetime from the east coast to the west coast in the U.S. with my family. These trips have consisted of 8-hour road trips (or longer), spilled drinks on the car floor, fresh fruit my mom packs for a healthy snack,…

Giselle Rivera

Ireland/Northern Ireland

Moving Outward: Sprinting and Smiling

I picture life as a collection of never-ending concentric circles. Each circle representing a new comfort zone that is designed to be left behind. Where daily challenges are simply opportunities to journey closer towards that outermost circle.  Coming…

Hannah Jane Zalewski

England/Wales

A Tale of Two Orientations

When I entered college in 2020, my home university was restricted from having a proper, in-person orientation. I will always commend our administration for putting safety above the fun, typical college freshman experience; however, I quickly learned that…

Rebecca Perlmutter

New Zealand

Mid-Semester Break?

Let me start off by saying that last time, I spent way too much time talking about the school aspect of study abroad and not enough time talking about the traveling aspect. If traveling is the aspect you were looking for in my blogs, this is the read…

Andrew Esber

England/Wales

Life After Cambridge

So you’ve just returned home from an amazing, once in a lifetime study abroad program; now what? The dust has settled from the craze of submitting exams, packing your belongings, and making it back across the ocean in one piece. The next few weeks can…

Janelle D'Avignon

England/Wales

What Cambridge Meant to Me

There have been two important realizations made from my time in Cambridge. First, this world is a lot bigger than what I knew, and a lot more beautiful. Now, I know that might sound silly or a bit obvious, but it’s not something many people are able to…

Janelle D'Avignon

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