Well, Brazil didn’t let me leave without one last adventure. I spent my last day in Rio visiting the botanical garden and hanging out on the beach, but when I arrived at the airport, I found out my flight home had been cancelled! It was a little chaotic rescheduling, but as always, the Brazilians were incredibly kind and patient. With their help and one 10 hour flight later, I was home!

“So how was Amsterdam?!”

During my entire stay in Japan, I always wanted to hike Mount Fuji. It wasn’t until the very last week of the IES Abroad program that I was finally able to do so, and with several other IES Abroad students as well! It was my first time hiking a mountain and I was really lucky to have experienced it with an incredible group of people. I highly recommend everyone to at least visit Mount Fuji during their time in Japan!

Sunday was the first day everyone in our program was together. To welcome us to the city without overwhelming us, IES Abroad took us to lunch, and after, we went on a bus tour. Everyone in our program met at the building where IES Abroad is located. Everyone’s host parents walked them there which was adorable since we were (and still are) so clueless. Once everyone arrived, we took mini-buses to three stops.

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Two Lovers:

During my last couple weeks in Berlin meine Eltern (my parents) visited me for 8 days. We did several things in and outside of Berlin, including 2 bike tours (one of Berlin and one of Potsdam), visiting my favorite restaurants and my classrooms, watching the world cup at Fan Mile, and visiting one of Berlin’s many nearby lakes- Flakensee.