During the week of Jan 4 to Jan 11, I was in the Dominican Republic with a group of my master’s program classmates. The purpose of this trip was to work with a non-profit organization and help them with their web presence and online marketing. The trip, along with the next two weeks, are a winter …
In June 2013, a family friend got married. The ceremony was beautiful, her dress was gorgeous, the reception was a lot of fun, and the venue was incredible. Sounds like a typical wedding. Yet, some of the best parts of the wedding were all the kilts, the Scottish dancing, the aged Scotch-whiskey, and the fascinators. …
For week three of Wanderlust Wednesday, we’re going to Southeast Asia. I traveled to Thailand in June of 2012 and fell so in love with the culture, lifestyle, and scenery.
When traveling, I try to minimize the amount of stuff I carry on a day-to-day basis. 1) CAMERA Of course, in my opinion, number one is obviously a camera. I am so in love with travel photography that I could definitely go on a trip with no plans and just explore wherever I am and …
Week two of Wanderlust Wednesday! Let’s go to Ireland!
Today marks the start of my Wanderlust Wednesday photo series. I’m going to post a different travel photo every Wednesday and tell a story about the place I was and the experience I had. To kick it off, I’m going to take you to New Zealand.
Within 30 minutes of being in Dublin for the first time ever I saw King Joffrey. Yep. I’m not kidding ya. I was walking through the Dublin International Airport, after being on an “overnight” plan for 6.5 hours (they tried to make it overnight… shut the windows, make it super dark, feed you breakfast before landing …
In Australia, the group of people I lived with and I were frequently listening to music. Some of these songs came out when we were in Aus, and some were just frequently played around the house. A couple are from Australian musicians that we discovered during our time there. The song Call Me Maybe came …
I have read many places that only one percent of US higher ed students study abroad. I try to keep up with news from NAFSA and the IIE (at one point I almost went and got my masters in international education, but I found my masters program to fit me better).
Studying abroad is where I first received major exposure to another culture. I had been outside of the country before, but only for vacations and a trip to Switzerland when I was 8 (I was definitely too young to appreciate the experience). I was 20 when I left for Australia for five months. I had no …