I can’t believe my parents trip to Spain has come and gone so quickly. Seriously, it wasn’t so long ago that I was frantically SPRINTING to the metro to get them because my alarm never went off (and my computer was dead and it was dark out so I had no clue what time it […]
Best Apps to Have When You Live (or Travel) Abroad
Good morning! I am typing this post on Christmas Day, while my parents are napping since they traveled all night. I was late picking them up to the airport since every piece of technology I own failed me, but alas, they are here in one piece and were only a little bit angry. I, on […]
Our Trip Down South: Granada
If you’re just catching up, you can read Part I (Seville) here and Part II (Cordoba) here. The last leg of our journey! Granada! This was not only the city in which we spent the most time (3 nights, 3.5 days), but also my favorite city of the three. I liked Sevilla for it’s charm […]
Our Trip Down South: Cordoba (accent on the o)
Buenos dias amigos! If you are just checking in, start with Part I of Our Trip Down South- Sevilla. After two nights in Seville, we hop, skipped, and jumped our way over to Cordoba, a small town worth seeing, even just for a day. We didn’t realize when we planned (really, my mom didn’t realize […]
Our Trip Down South: Sevilla
Hi! Things have been kind of silent around here for the last two weeks, largely due to the fact that my favorite people in the entire world have been here in Spain with me! My parents arrived two weeks ago and during the first week, we hung low and explored Madrid. It was like seeing […]
5 Christmas Cookie and Dessert Recipes to Make this Week.
The holiday season makes me want to BAKE lots of goodies and hand them out to all of my favorite people. I have made a couple batches of chocolate chip cookies this year, and last week I made Jam Thumbprint Cookies, but this week, I’m planning to do a lot more. Here are 5 Christmas […]
5 Things to Do Over Christmas Break.
Hello! How was your weekend? My weekend was so good! It began on Thursday night with drinks, Friday was spent doing my normal Friday thing (plus an intercambio at a cafe) and then a farewell dinner with Annie and Kristen. Annie left for the U.S on Saturday morning, so we had dinner at Lateral and […]
Weekend in Belgium: Ghent and Bruges, Part II
Hello! If you haven’t already read it, here is PART ONE of this post, where you can read and see pictures from our two days in Ghent, Belgium. Bruges The night we arrived in Bruges, we checked into our hostel and unloaded our bags. In Bruge, we stayed at Bauhaus, which is a St. Christopher’s […]
A Weekend in Belgium: Ghent and Bruges
Belgium Break-Down Where we went: Ghent, Belgium and Bruges, Belgium Cost of airfare: Since we ended up purchasing two sets of tickets, this was quite expensive- 106 Euro + 170 Euro = 276 Euro, round trip Cost of travel within Belgium: 43 Euro Cost of accommodations: About 75 Euro Cost of food: About 45 Euro, […]
Friendsgiving I & II 2015…and Lately.
I want to say Happy Monday! But no….I hate Mondays. (Started writing this Monday…it is now Wednesday morning and I forced myself out of bed an hour earlier to get this written and posted once and for all. I don’t mind, I get to enjoy my morning with a cup of hot coffee, listening to […]