Many of the European and French students that I have talked to think I am absolutely crazy when I tell them how much traveling that I plan on doing. To me, it doesn’t seem like that much since I’m only here for one semester.

Three years ago when I came to Italy for the first time, I was amazed by the city of Rome and knew that I had to return in the future.  I threw a coin in the Trevi Fountain, wishing to return.  Exactly three years later to the day, I was throwing another coin in the Trevi Fountain.

Customers started saying goodbye to me last week, not knowing if they’d stop in before I left for Germany. I was lucky enough to pick up a job at a local café  (shout-out to all the amazing amazing amazing people who work there!!!) to compensate for what I imagined to be an immeasurable time I was going to be home this break. I’d met the regulars who came in to get their coffee, and just as I was getting to know them, they were saying goodbye as I told them I was headed off to study abroad.

Some people might not belive me. But I've got pretty strong evidence that my life could be a movie. The lighting, the staging, the music - almost too perfect. Especially with the introduction of an idea like Paris. 

Hello from Belgium!

A number of years ago, I took a trip to Morocco with my family and was in awe of the tiny streets of Tangier’s medina twisting and turning until it was impossible to tell which way was north or south. My dad summed up the confusion by making a bet with me: if I could find a street that ran straight through the medina (literally, a straight line), he would give me $1000. While I failed to find a street that lacked curves, I was excited to explore the tiny alleyways, even if I could only explore with the accompaniment of my mom and dad. 

I have been back for almost a whole week now and let me tell you, IT IS HOT! My first purchase here was a fan yet my room still feels like it's 90 degrees.  Can’t complain too much though when I know there is snow on the ground at home…

After arriving in Venice, we had to take a bus to actually get into Venice, since the airport is on the outskirts of the city. From there, it was a long walk to our Airbnb (we could've spent money on the bus boats, but we're poor college students so...no). Since we arrived fairly early in the morning, we had plenty of time to explore the city that day. That first day, we got pizza as our first meal (and it was delicious), then we kind of walked around our area to see what was near us.