It's hard to believe that my dream of traveling to Australia is becoming a reality in one week. Ever since I entered college, I knew that at one point during my undergraduate career that I would study abroad in a foreign country. After careful consideration and planning ahead, I solidified Sydney, Australia as my destination. It feels good to look back on how far I've come in terms of decision making and making ends meet to make this something quite real now.

CBC テレビ is a television broadcast company here in Nagoya and thanks to my host mom, I got to do a アルバイト (small part time job) at the CBC company building.

I have been in Cape Town for a week and a half and everything has been an absolute blur, in the best way possible! I feel like I’ve been here forever but at the same time I feel like I just got here and I still have so much to do! This city continues to amaze me with its beauty and vibrance every day, which I know sounds cheesy but it is so true. I’ve only been here for 11 days and I’m convinced that Cape Town is the best city on earth.

I'm enamored by history. Which means I love stories, [her]stories, narratives, and gaining wisdom from those that are usually ignored or silenced by dominant discourses. February in the United States is Black History Month, and I have many a memory of my dad giving me history lessons on the importance of understanding the implications of the past and the struggles my ancestors faced.

I can't believe it has been nearly a month since we arrived in Milan. At the same time, I can't believe it has only been three and a half weeks. While I am getting more and more settled into my new home, I am getting anxious at the passing of time and worrying about wasting precious travel time.

   It all started on Sunday night when I found myself googling up where the closest Pizza Hut in Paris is. I don’t even like Pizza Hut in America, let alone eat it frequently to remember the last time I ate it. Yet somehow on a Sunday night it ended up in my google search with the nearest location in Paris. So maybe I’m starting to crave a slice of the US. Its official: The three week mark has hit, and with it has come a small case of reminiscing about the US. I was so set on leaving the US.