"I read the news today, oh boy…." A day in the life story is only done right with a Beatles tribute.

Picture your home. Do you feel scared or associate it with danger? Can you imagine what it would be like to leave everything and everyone you know behind and enter a completely foreign country?

Unfortunately, there are many out there who do this everyday. In the past year alone, Italy has received over 110,000 migrants. 4,000 attempted to cross the Mediterranean by boat and never made it. So what does this mean?

I am officially at the point in the semester when I’m ready to say goodbye, pack up, and go back home. There’s a large part of me that, if, for whatever reason, the remainder of my study abroad program was terminated, I wouldn’t be too sad that I would have to return home sooner than expected. Now don’t get me wrong; I’m not trying to say that things have taken a terrible turn and that I hate being here in Spain. Nothing terrible has happened (except midterms, but those are terrible no matter where you are in the world).

*This blog is a few weeks late but I still feel it applies.

Earlier this week, I was helping a friend with a focus group session. As Thanksgiving was only a few days away at this point and we were discussing food waste, it only seemed logical for the conversation to shortly dip that direction and discuss how wasteful and gluttonous of a holiday Thanksgiving can be in the States. An Italian man piped across from me and asked, “What’s that?”

So I didn't really think Thanksgiving would be that great if celebrated here in Germany, but I was quite wrong. I had been in Copenhagen the weekend before Thanksgiving and was glad I could squeeze in another trip to a city I have always wanted to go to. It was a very eclectic city with lots of different cool areas and great food. I liked the weather too, since I am a big fan of overcast with low rain. It rained almost every day, but it was more in the realm of a sprinkle than an actual rain. It also lasted for a short period.

This is a blog post for myself and anyone out there who loves cars. Now, I know that most people will probably look over this post on the main blog page; but frankly, I love Porsche too much to not dedicate a blog post to the trip I made to Stuttgart. 

So this post is going to be kind of different. Usually I like to just sit down and write my stream of consciousness, whatever that may be as I write these blogs, because I feel as though it makes the whole blog thing a little more honest. However, this blog is going to be about making sure to go to the places you want to go before time runs out. It will still be stream of consciousness, but might actaully have some sort of direction.

Wednesdays, at Nanzan University, are days where everyone gets out of class early. I don't know why, but I'm not going to question it because I love it! On these days I usually try to find new places to go, new places to eat, and make it back home somewhat early so I can finish all my homework for the next day.