I had really weird (read: low) expectations for Portugal. I think because we were leaving right at the end of finals week and I was still working on take-home exams during the first day of our trip, afterwards we were heading to Greece, and then I had 2 more days in Amsterdam before heading home. My […]
What to Pack: Study Abroad
I’m starting to wind down on my study abroad posts, as I only have a few more trips left to blog about! But, since the semester is about to start and many people are preparing for their fall semester abroad, I wanted to give a few tips now that I’m an ‘expert’ (ha, hahahaha). Packing […]
Delft Blue
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Barceloooonnnaaaaaaa
To understand the title of this post (and for some great background music while reading this post), watch this. Because who doesn’t love a little Freddie Mercury on the blog? Anyways, after our long weekend in Scandinavia and a wild King’s Day in Amsterdam, it was time to hit the road again for a weekend in Spain. We […]