Before this semester I had never traveled by myself. I’ve been to lots of places, but alone. However I knew I wanted to study abroad and I wanted to go somewhere different. That’s how I found myself in New Zealand- 10,000 miles from home with an 18 hour… More
The summer of 2025–or my summer of 2025, considering it was about half the length of a typical college summer–was jam-packed, to say the least. Beginning on May 15th with my final exam and abruptly ending on July 5th with an international flight, I managed… More
When deciding where I wanted to study abroad, I realized that I didn’t have a definite option. I was truly open to going anywhere in the world as I thought anything would be better than being in the U.S. at the moment with the political climate that was… More
My biggest piece of advice when you are abroad would be to keep a list of everything new you have tried. This could be a list on your phone notes app, a physical list in a notebook, or even an album of pictures of the things if you are a visual person… More
One of the highlights of my time in New Zealand with Arcadia was our weekend trip to Abel Tasman National Park. After taking the ferry from Wellington to Picton and a scenic bus ride to the coast, we arrived at our cozy hostel. We wasted no time heading… More