I went to Interlaken, Switzerland all the way back on the weekend of February 20. It seems like such a long time ago now. However, it was and still continues to be one of my favorite weekends abroad. Getting to ski the Alps while I was abroad was at the top of my list to … Continue reading Follow the Neon Poles

I know took about a month long hiatus from writing this thing but I'm going to really try to catch up. Half of the reason I decided to write a blog was to be able to look back and see what all I did in my few months abroad. This is really going to test … Continue reading I’m Alive, I Promise

Since it is one of the most romantic countries in the world, Italy of course loves Valentine's Day. Being thousands of miles away from the people you love didn't make Valentine's Day the most welcomed holiday but we still celebrated with Italy. This past week there has been a chocolate festival in Florence with booths … Continue reading The Week of Loveee

I've been procrastinating writing this blog post and I actually have already been on another weekend adventure since this one. Writing a blog is much more time consuming than I anticipated. When I am in Florence during the week there is not as much down time as I thought there would be. I also have … Continue reading 3 cities, 2 countries, 1 weekend

For anyone that wants a summary of my weekend: Paris was amazing. I packed for an entire weekend in a backpack!! We hit up all of the iconic places, went to the very top of the Eiffel Tower, and even ate dinner in a great restaurant that coincidentally was in the Louvre/overlooked the Louvre. Saturday: … Continue reading Paris.

I've been really bad about posting what I've been doing this week but nothing really of substance has happened. I've continued to eat great meals and recently most of those have been made by me and my roommates. Our Survival Italian class comes to a close today and I'm not sure if I'm going to … Continue reading The Final Week of Culture 101

A summary of our day trip yesterday was A LOT of walking with a bit of site seeing. According to Apple's latest health/lifestyle app we walked over 30,000 steps and around 15 miles. Our feet were killing us by the time we got on the train home. We left Florence at 8:30AM and took a … Continue reading Steps, steps, and more steps

I thought the next time I would post would be after my trip tomorrow to Pisa. However, our culture field trip this morning was really cool and I took a lot of pictures so I figured I would share now. I mastered all of my kindergarten level Italian for my quiz in 30 minutes so … Continue reading Another Morning Field Trip

Last night, as a part of our culture class, we had a wine tasting. It was in the central market right beside our house. It was cool getting to go inside the glass walls and participate in a class we had passed by so many times. And yes I mean so many, we have been … Continue reading Culture 101

I'm going to convince myself that is a yes. As you can imagine the food here is amazing. Thanks mom for fixing vegetables every day I was home because they are MIA in my current diet. I had this realization last night so I got a decent sized salad at dinner...with a spinach and cheese … Continue reading Is Pesto a Vegetable?