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I was in Beauvais, France for three months from February until May. I knew it would be cold when I arrived there, but I didn’t know just how cold! I wore my long winter jacket until the week before I left. Along with all the other challenges– language and culture included, the weather was quite…
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While living in Sydney was a new experience in itself, I definitely took advantage of being in a brand new continent on the other side of the world and travelled as much as I could. My first big trip was to Queensland to travel around and, obviously, dive the Great Barrier Reef. My friend and…
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After making the 30+ hour trek all the way to the land down under, I was immediately greeted with warm weather and welcoming people. The first day I spent in Sydney I actually travelled about an hour north to Katoomba, where an iconic New South Wales mountains range, the Blue Mountains, is located. After trudging/slowly…
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Tonight (well, yesterday now), around 6:30 p.m., most of the turtle team for Keys beach and two volunteers from North Friars met at North Friars to excavate a nest that had hatched the night before. North Friars hatching rate is much, much higher than that of Keys and I had not seen any hatchlings naturally…
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Upon returning, I was very glad that I chose to go on this study abroad program to China and very thankful to have had this possibly once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. From the Great Wall of China to the Pearl Tower to the Leifeng Pagoda to the Terra Cotta Warriors, I saw so many pieces of rich history…
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First of all, as a food scientist, I want to talk about the food. I tried so many different things in China. A lot of it was great, some of it was ok, and some of it I didn’t care for. I got to try so many exotic things, including duck tongue, chicken paws, squid…
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The Grand Tour was a grand experience. Frankly, I still cannot believe I was able to visit so many of history’s greatest sites. From Pompeii, to the Vatican, to Buckingham Palace, I was able to acquire a lifetime of memories. I learned that sometimes it is necessary to go out of your comfort zone…
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I want to apologize for my tardiness with my blog posts. I have been having some computer trouble. My “logic board” crashed on my mac, whatever that is, but I now have it restored and I will start my blog from the beginning! Hope you enjoy! Greetings, for those of you who do not know,…
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Well, we have left Paris and London. Both were amazing cities. Both were a lot bigger than home. Surprisingly, I learned how to use the subway systems in both towns. I learned a lot about both towns and had a great time but now we are off to Edinburgh, Scotland; however, before I get into…
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I found out that that I was supposed to write a pre-trip blog post three days before leaving. Needless to say, I didn’t have time to write anything. So, I thought I would just share some of my pre-trip thoughts and emotions now. I was so very excited to go to China! I had…
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