The morning I left for Edinburgh, I woke up trying to savor my last few moments of total peace and quiet in my bed at home. I expected that air travel, orientation, and moving into my new flat were going to be exhausting for this introvert (Spoiler alert:… More
Culture shock is not something that is new to me. I have experienced it several times while traveling, as I'm sure many of us have. You arrive in a new place and you realize how different it is from where you come from. It can be disconcerting, but when… More
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Getting lost and meeting hundreds of nice people. I’ve been in Ireland for two weeks now as of tomorrow and at my school for a week. There’s been so much to take in that I probably looked like a deer caught in the headlights! Not to fret I am just fine… More