Tagged travel

What a wild weekend it was. After little deliberation, and pretty much no thought behind the plan at all, my friend and I felt as though this past weekend was the perfect time of the semester to venture to...

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,...

For the many weeks I’ve been here in London, I’ve had a pervasive thought: “No matter how much it rains or how changeable the weather is, at least I’m not back home where they’ve got all that snow...

Any true Mirror fan knows that this is the last issue of the semester, A.K.A. my last abroad column, A.K.A. a sign that my time abroad is coming to a tragic end. Before I return to my position as the faithful...

You: Hi Anyone that has ever studied abroad: This churro is good, but not as good as the one I had in Barthelona. It was the best time ever and a once in a lifetime experience! Any person that has had...

One of the pieces of advice I got for studying abroad was, “try the local food everywhere.” I took it to heart, because I love food. In Geneva, Switzerland, I was ready to use this approach because the...

When I pictured travelling, I always imagined just me stepping onto a private jet with a red carpet rolled down the stairs. The wind would be blowing the perfect amount to give my hair a Victoria Secret runway...

A weekend trip to County Cork, Ireland brought me to one of Ireland’s most famous tourist attractions: Blarney Castle. The 600-year-old castle appealed to my historical sensibilities while the supposed...

One of the most popular reasons why college students go abroad is to find themselves. Because I’m realistic and I know my life isn’t a romantic comedy, I did not go abroad for this. Serendipitously, in the...

The realization that I would be leaving the Northeast for an entire semester did not hit me until I touched down at the Peretola Airport in Florence. My luggage was missing and I was trying to explain to the...