A Texas Girl Exploring the World
This post has been YEARS in the making, but it’s finally here! As you know from talking to me or reading the blog for 5 seconds, Amsterdam is probably my favorite place in the world. I studied abroad there, we got engaged there, and if we won the lottery it’s the first place we would […]
My freshman year, I lived in ‘The Netherlands’ freshman complex, where all of our dorms were named after Dutch cities. I lived in ‘Utrecht’ house, so when I came to study in the real Netherlands, I knew I had to visit the real Utrecht. Only half an hour away from Amsterdam by train, Utrecht is […]
I am way, way, way, WAY behind on blogging (as in a month behind) BUT I’m catching up! I wanted to recap some of our adventures in Amsterdam when Zac and Lydia came to visit! We only had one day in Amsterdam before we left for Paris, and most of it was spent wandering around and […]
Hello! I’ve been having the worst computer trouble, but after 2 hours in the Apple store, transferring everything to an external hard drive, and wiping my computer, I’m back up and running and can finally blog again! SO, it’s finally here- my recap of my weekend in Holland. This post is super, super photo-heavy but […]
I think the best part about being an international student is that there are tons of other kids who, like me, are completely lost as we’ve all been plopped into a foreign country. Since arriving I’ve discovered that the first week of the semester feels a lot like freshman year of college, where everyone is […]
The best part about going to school in Amsterdam is that so many other students chose this as a study abroad destination. As as a result, the schools’ International Student Network is always organizing trips and events. Saturday I finally got out of the city for the first time all week as we all ventured […]
Hello from Amsterdam! Sorry for the radio silence, I JUST got wifi (and connected it all by myself!), but I wanted to update everyone so far. I’m officially done with my first week of classes! The school system here is very different, so I only take 2 classes at a time- we switch halfway through the […]