Teatime in Morocco is truly a special tradition. It’s become such a part of my life; I decided that I couldn’t go without devoting an entire post to it.

I may have said this in every blog post so far, but this was definitely one of my favorite weekends! We finally got to go into the depths of the Amazon Rainforest. The journey was long because the majority of the ride was on motorized canoes and trucks, but we made it there eventually. The research station called Tiputini, is run by the University of San Francisco de Quito, where some of the other IES Abroad students take classes.

Studying abroad in two locations has its pros and cons. Of course you’ll meet new incredible people and places along the way, but you’ll eventually have to say bye to them too. When I first signed up for this program I knew I wanted to have a unique experience – and I certainly have – but I didn’t really take into consideration the hassles of moving around so often.

With IES Abroad you're able to get a whole week of for spring break. Our spring break was even longer due to the fact that IES Abroad doesn't have classes on Fridays and the Monday after our spring break was a national holiday for Easter. While this post is a little late for spring break, I wanted to quickly reflect on my favorite city that I’ve ever been to. During my spring break, I spent the first weekend in Rome seeing the sites.

Today I wanted to reflect back on an experience that I had earlier in the semester. Towards the beginning of the semester, I spent more weekends in Rome than I currently am, however, I got into a weird funk of not really going out to see different areas of Rome. What’s odd about studying and living in Rome is that it becomes really easy to not go out and see the city. Whereas when I travel to see other cities around Europe, then I become very proactive about seeing the city.

Tuesday, May 3^rd, 2016 17:04

Paseo de Los Tristes, Granada

Table Mountain: a key-stone of every students experience in South Africa.

My final trip. Just a few short weeks left in the semester, and I've just finished my final weekend trip. It feels quite weird admitting that, as if it's an honest admittance that this semester is coming to a close.

During my last week in Nice, my friend Meredith came to visit! We had a wonderful week catching up on each other’s study abroad experiences, and I had the pleasure of being able to show her firsthand what the highlights of my life in France have been.

Here’s a few things I’ve learned about living in Chile that I thought I’d share: