My time abroad in Athens, Greece was both exciting and nerve-wracking at the same time. I went into the program knowing very minimal Greek and not knowing any of the other participants in the program. Despite this, I had one of the best experiences of not only college, but my entire life. I remember arriving…
Counting Down, But Still Adventuring in the UK!
I can’t believe that I’m over 3/4 of the way through my internship program in London! Over the past two and a half weeks since my last post, I’ve visited Stonehenge, Bath, and taken a trip to Wales. During my time at Stonehenge, the stones were much larger than I expected. Unfortunately, we couldn’t view…
The Friendship Disk
One day, walking home from the Shanghai Metro after a delicious meal, I came across a group of older men throwing a frisbee on the field across from my host University’s campus. As a member of Pitt Club Ultimate and as a former member of my high school team, this immediately piqued my interest. Feeling…
An Empire of Stuff
Since my last blog post, I’d like to think that I’ve officially become a local. I’ve visited all the major museums in the city, taken an entire weekend journey without using GPS and stopped using the Oxford comma. The last being maybe the most jarring milestone. Work has also become more routine, with my mindset…
Learning from the Portuguese Workplace
I can’t believe that my study abroad program in Portugal has less than 2 weeks left. Although I wish I had more time here to explore and visit other parts of the country, one of the most important things that I will miss and the driving factor for my decision to study in Portugal will…
Week 3: Saying Bye to Austria!
For Week 3, it was mostly classes and a test. For some of the activities that we did, we went to the botanical gardens, the Mosaik, and the Disability Resource Center. I was so distraught with this being the final week in Graz, but I was excited for what was to come. Before leaving Austria…
Wild West Rodeo and the Lessons It Can Teach
I’ve only got a little over a week left in Wyoming, but the time to come will mostly be spent outdoors, in the wilderness, as I am more akin to. Today, though, we were still in the wild, just a different version: a wild rodeo. Thematically, of course, rodeos are mostly a display of man’s…
Card Culture
One of my favorite activities that my friends and I started was playing card games. We play cards almost every time we hang out; it was especially fun when we would play while watching a World Cup match in our kitchens. Then there was the first Portugal group stage game, and we did not want…
A Weekend Away in Three Words
Over that last couple weeks I have had the chance to travel around Europe. One of my favorite things to come out of these trips has been a tradition that my roommates and I started during a weekend trip to Paris. As we were walking to dinner on our first night, I asked them to…
Whereabouts, Workshops, and Wanderlust
I didn’t know it was possible to do so much in such a short period of time. Somehow, we have reached the halfway point of the program, and then some. We are at the point where we are reminiscing about our early days, and scheduling the remainder of our time, and it is crazy to…