The State of the Origin is an annual series of 3 rugby league football matches between the states of New South Wales and Queensland. Whichever team wins 2 of the 3 games wins the series.  Queensland, the Maroons, has won the past 8 years, until now. The competition is one of the regions premier sporting events, showcasing some of the world’s best rugby.

Having spent about a month in Paris now, I feel like I adapted pretty quickly.  The metro is simple, the food is great, and the city is beautiful.  I never really got homesick; I mean I miss my family and friends, but I don’t feel like I need to go back to be happy.  Maybe this is because I have a great host family or because I have always felt comfortable moving from place to place or because I have not been here for long enough.

Bonjour tout de monde!

My first week in Rio has been very exciting. It has brought new people who are all incredibly unique. It has brought some of the most beautiful sights I’ve ever seen. And it has brought a new way of daily life. All of these things I am sure I will learn more about as the weeks go by.

My apologies for not posting in a while! With my internship starting and my Italian language course picking up speed, it’s been hard to find extra time where I’m not either sleeping or eating. I wanted to wait a little further in to do this post, but I have been compiling it over my past three weeks here. So, without further ado: My Milan Musts!

Must Eats!

I can’t believe the end of semester is approaching.  It’s so weird to think that I’ve been here for 4 months now.  I’ve gotten so used to living here and am really going to miss it when I go home.

For my two interest courses, rock climbing and kayaking, we went on end of semester field trips that were absolutely amazing.