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My first couple days in Zurich were spent in my apartment, resting from my travels and adapting to the time change. Finally, I decided to venture out into the city – about half an hour from where I lived on the outskirts of town. I was met by quite a shock. The people were dressed […]

This image is significant to me because one of the biggest lessons that I learned during my time studying abroad in Rome is that there isn’t anything ‘ancient’ about the ancient Rome that people would see around them in the city. I learned in my sociology course on Rome as a modern city that the […]

Nearing the end of my semester, here I stand at the top of “Parque Güell,” in Barcelona, Spain. I had discovered that my friend from my hometown was living in Madrid. She is a very special friend to me. We have competed together for years running track. She would beat me, I would beat her, […]

This is an image of Milford Sound in Fjordland. I went with a couple of friends just before finals started, and it was the last big trip I took in New Zealand. It involved kea parrots landing on our car and trying to steal the mirrors, boats, penguins, almost getting snowed in, sore butts from […]

This is a photo captured at the Cliffs of Moher in Galway, Ireland with my six other close friends I made while abroad. It is significant to my international experience because it was our last weekend trip we took while abroad. We had only been able to take three trips where our whole friend group […]

I chose this picture because it was one of the best weeks of my life. My best friend from study abroad and I went to the Atacama Desert for spring break and it was amazing!!! The desert goes on for miles and miles and we got to explore a lot it. We went to 3 […]

This picture was taken when my friends and I decided that we all really needed a vacation so we all piled into a couple cars and drove to Queenstown. It was a spur of the moment trip and was one of the most fun trips I have been on. I miss my NZ family!

This is at the beginning of the Camino de Santiago in northern Portugal. While it was a great physical challenge (114k in 4 days!) it was a very memorable and fulfilling experience.

Coming back from my semester in Japan has been harder than I  expected. I miss my host family very much and I couldn’t have asked for a more fulfilling experience. This is us at Mount Fuji in November. If you’re interested in studying abroad in Japan and have questions feel free to contact me. 

An unforgettable trip with unforgettable women- I never imagined joining a sorority would help me while I was abroad, but it turned out that through our similar interests I found 5 amazing women abroad that turned into my best friends and travel buddies for 3 months, and helped change my world. This photo was taken […]

We think death is morbid, but its actually not! It’s the other reality of life. For me, it was a little beautiful to see both sides of the life cycle. The Galapagos were an incredible experience that made me really appreciate seeing the life and then even finding the beautiful things in the things that are […]

This was one of my first trips that I took to the Roman Forum during my abroad trip in Rome. It was a very hot day but finding out that the Forum was only about a 20 minute walk from my apartment made me incredibly happy. Looking back on my travels I realize now how […]

Three horses later, after two hours in the saddle in a freezing cold arena, I was tired and sore, but so happy! True, I definitely wasn’t the best rider of the bunch, especially since I wasn’t British (they’re the best *of course*) however it was still an awesome, unexpected experience to join in on a […]