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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 3rd, 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:
One of the main reasons why I chose to do the IES Abroad Metropolitan Studies program in Berlin was because of the field trips that that are built into our semester. Initially, our first field trip together was supposed to be to Istanbul, but because of political conflict, it was changed to Paris.
This was my first time to Paris and it has been one of the most interesting experiences I've had abroad so far.
The University of Canterbury is not sparing on breaks. We had 4 days off for Easter, (which I may have stretched to 10 days), 5 days of school, and then another three- weeks off for “mid-semester” break. Anyone following me on social media probably questions whether or not I actually attend school. I find myself asking the same question, too, from time to time.
I couldn’t think of a better way to close off our last program trip other than the weekend we just spent in the Berber Village. From the bustling medina streets of Fez, to the majestic sands of the Sahara, to the charm of Southern of Spain, little did I expect that 3 days out in the middle of nowhere would be my favorite excursion yet.
