The Mirror Abroad: Lexi’s London Life

For my last major adventure while abroad, I was fortunate enough to spend eight beautiful days traveling around Ireland, the home country of my mom’s side of the family. As every local we encountered told...

The Mirror Abroad: Lexi’s London Life

Life in Edinburgh feels temporary, in a weird way. It’s so full of history but, on the surface, the architecture of the buildings make it seem like all the modern-day people who inhabit them have a limited...

The Mirror Abroad: Lexi’s London Life

Escaping up to York in northern England this past weekend was just what I needed. The very fact that I can do something like that, hop on a train and disappear from the huge city of London for a couple days,...

The Mirror Abroad: Days with Dan

Hard to believe that it's already March. Wow, I have become so cultured. Recently, fellow abroad columnist Chris Lazazzera ‘19 and I ventured to London to visit one of my best buddies from high school. It...

The Mirror Abroad: Lexi’s London Life

London is a great city to spend your weekend in, to learn the ins-and-outs of and to explore all the hidden, tucked away places. But, in the spirit of all those Jane Austen-era stories about seeking refuge...

The Mirror Abroad: Days With Dan

God, I love paninis. Besides my growing affinity for prosciutto and vino, my first few weeks have been quite an adjustment in Florence. Let’s just say having an exchange place right around the corner where I...

The Mirror Abroad: Lexi’s London Life

When I traveled to London about six years ago in the summer of 2012, it was the first time 14-year-old me had ever been out of the country. Within the seven days I spent there with my family, I fell in love...

Stateside Sadness

If you’re struggling with acute onset MFAAAIN syndrome (My Friends Are Abroad And I’m Not), there is no definite cure but here are some possible coping techniques… Unfollow all the travel Instagram...