Midterms are over!! After a slightly hectic week, I thought I would share with you some of the things we do in Berlin to relax and unwind.

1.) Go for a bike ride

It suddenly just occurred to me that I’ve gotten so into my daily routine that I haven’t shared most of it, so, here’s a quick rundown of a typical day for me as told by my iPhone camera.

This is where I wake up every morning at 7:00 sharp to get ready for class. Not pictured are my desk, wardrobe, and window. My bed has lots of thick blankets because it gets really cold when you’re in a big drafty house with no heating or carpet.

Bonjour from Épernay!

Paradigm: a framework

Two and a half weeks ago I arrived in the magical land of Buenos Aires, Argentina. In this short time, many preconceived notions about Argentina and Argentines have either been reinforced or proven to be false. 

Recently, I had a writing assignment for which I had to pick a city and create a schedule for a day trip, as if I were showing it to a friend.

What does one do when faced with a three day weekend? Jump onto a plane and hop on over Kraków, Poland of course! I left my Woman as the Writer class, went home and grabbed my suitcase, and then took a quick train from Landstraße to the Vienna Airport. A stop in Munich and another hour or so in the sky brought two friends and me to Kraków. We decided on staying in an AirB&B, and the very helpful Tomasz (our landlord of sorts) arranged for us to be picked up from the airport via a taxi; and thank goodness he did.

I had to stay in Quito this weekend because we had to celebrate my birthday with my extended host family and attend an art museum field trip for my art class. On Friday we decided to ride the cable car of Quito, or the Teleférico, up the volcano Pichincha that towers over Quito. It takes people halfway up the mountain to great views of the entire city, but unfortunately only on sunny, clear mornings.