Sandals in school? Thats like trying to put yourself at the end of the lunch line the ONE day they serve pizza in the cafeteria, clearly you are not aware of your self-destructive behavior  But yes, sandals are not only  worn by students in this particular Austrian public school where I am interning, but the sandals are actually expected to be worn by all students. Initially, I thought the Austrians just believed that if children were comfortable they could learn better.

Harbin was in one word, amazing!

Last week the children of one my neighbors invited me over for dinner at their grandmother’s apartment. The daughter picked me up at the apartment and we walked for a little while until we came to an apartment building just across from the Eiffel Tower. We went up a little back stairway and entered through a large blue kitchen into a large, beautifully decorated apartment.

We are well into the semester here in Cape Town and we’ve been non-stop with activities. The weeks are really starting to fly by!

Host mother.

For many of my peers here in Barcelona, the Spaniards that provide the homestay experience to study abroad students are seen solely as the first word in the title “host mother.” I have heard some people say they feel like guests.

That is not how I feel.

Exploring Andalucía