After only a short day in Rabat, the rest of my first two weeks in Morocco were spent in the city of Fez. Here is a video of my time spent there, including everyday walks, the best sights, some day trips, and some great people!
I can’t believe I’m in New Zealand!! I arrived on Thursday, February 13th around 11:30am New Zealand time. The flights were long and somewhat uncomfortable, but not as bad as I expected them to be. I had 3 flights and the longest flight was 13 hours. That one was the worst, but it was overnight, so I slept most of the time. I’ve been here 5 days now but I feel like it’s been longer because I’ve already made a bunch of friends and we’ve done so much every day.
We’ve only been here in the Galápagos for 2 weeks, but I have already fallen in love with it. The people here are incredible, the food is great, and the wildlife is amazing. We dove with hammerheads, laid on the beach next to lobos (sea lions) and had finches flying by as we ate lunch. Galápagos is a truly amazing place! I’m excited to spend the next 3 months studying abroad here. Can’t wait to explore San Cristóbal and the rest of the islands!
Happy Valentine’s Day, or Feliz Dia de San Valentin as it is called here in Costa Rica.
Even though I have only been in Costa Rica for two weeks, so many exciting events have already happened. Orientation was wonderfully helpful in getting me acquainted to the town where I am staying, greater Heredia, and San Jose. I think that I finally have the bus system down!
Well, here’s my room, guys!
A full size bed? Yeah, I think I can live with that!
Today is Valentine’s Day, and the differences between Valentine’s Day here in Vienna and back home are quite dramatic. Walking around today, I saw a few people waiting in line to get flowers, and a few stores had hearts in the windows, but other than that, there isn’t that much of a Valentine’s Day theme in the city. When comparing it to America, it is actually pretty ridiculous. To illustrate:
The first thing you’ll notice about the culture in Rio: people have a lot of love, and they don’t hesitate showing it. People greet strangers with hugs and kisses, show a lot of skin and are confident in their bodies, and have passion for living life.