One of the main things that people forget about study abroad is the first half: the ‘study’ part. It is so easy to fall into the trap of spending too much time traveling, partying, hanging out with all your new friends, or exploring your city, while neglecting the fact that you still have to […]
London Calling
I cannot tell you how long London had been on my must-see list. It was one of those cities that I knew I had to get to, somehow, while I was studying abroad. It is barely a 45 minute flight from Amsterdam- quite literally a hop, skip, and a jump, so short that you spend more time in the […]
Road Trip
Note to self: don’t bike from Amsterdam to Marken. It looks far on the map, it is far. But, you get some pretty great photos out of it. After hitting the Coffee Festival, Rachel and I had planned to wander around Noord, or North Amsterdam, which lies across the IJ (pronounced ‘eye’ and yes, both […]
Souvenirs
While I was studying abroad, I wanted to collect one thing from every place that I visited. I ended up collecting maps, but everywhere I went I tried to also collect a post-card. They are easy to transport, I could buy 20 and they took up hardly any room in my suitcase. However, every now […]
More Coffee, Please…
As the semester started to wind down and I had crossed off most of the items on my Amsterdam to-do list, I wanted to find things that I couldn’t do every day or in any other city. So when Rachel heard about the Amsterdam Coffee Festival, my inner coffee addict screamed “YES!” I’m drinking a […]
In the Garden
The best part about studying abroad is that everyone wants to come visit. For Mother’s Day, I was lucky enough to host my mom and grandmother. My mom had helped me move in, but other than that, neither of them had visited The Netherlands. But the one thing on their agenda? The tulip gardens at Keukenhof. […]
New Site
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Barcelona Part 2
After our quick getaway to Madrid, we were back in Barcelona for two more days. But, since our first day back was spent on the beach (and I do mean all day) most of my photos are from our last day. Despite being on the water, Barcelona’s main beach, Barceloneta, is man-made. But I’m not […]
Madrid
After our day in Barcelona, we hopped on an overnight bus (note to self: NEVER do two overnight buses in a row) to Madrid. This isn’t the best form of transportation but it is cheap, and it saves you both travel time and money for accommodations. We wanted to see more than one city since we had […]