“How are you? Passport please,” a South African woman said to me in a very thick accent. So thick I could not understand clearly. I felt bad for leaning in close and slowly asking three times, “Could you say that again?” The South African woman soon got… More
The last two and a half weeks have been a whirlwind of information, sights, and new experiences. Seventeen days ago I did not know what the sky looks like when flying into the light of the rising sun, the stars still visible behind you, and with a watch… More
This week has seemed like the longest week. Perhaps it was that I was at home working up until last Saturday, September 12, and now everything is different. I am no longer employed. No longer in the United States. Life is about change. It is; change… More
One of the biggest factors encouraging me to study abroad was the idea of having a great adventure. Unfortunately, I was not prepared for the crazy journey about to happen as I left my house last Tuesday to leave for Dublin. Originally, my travel plans… More
I have been putting off writing about my trip to the Aran Islands because I feel like there is no way I can do it justice. A group of us took a day trip to bike around the island and I fell in love. Everything is so serene and so perfect. The landscape… More