Good morning! I woke up early (not early at all..8:15 am) on Tuesday to write this post, but I only have…8 minutes…to get it done so probably won’t happen. But let’s try!Ever have a persimmon? I had my first Friday night…damn thing only took 3 months to ripen, but it was really good. So where […]
How to Have a Perfect Friday in Madrid in 5 Easy Steps
Hi!! And HAPPY FRIDAY! I really can’t believe it’s already Friday because this week literally flew by. Monday was easy peasy, Tuesdays are always great thanks to no lessons in the afternoon, Wednesday was less painful than usual, Thursday was AMAZING, and that brings us to today! The weather was a bit warmer this week, […]
Such a Good Weekend.
Good morning and Happy Monday! Do anything fun this weekend? For me, this weekend was one of those weekends that went by so incredibly fast, but also felt so, so long. It was one of those weekends where I feel like I did so much and as I type this up (Sunday afternoon), with sleepy […]
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, […]
Weekend Adventuring: Toledo & More.
I think it’s necessary to begin this post by commenting on the tragic events that occurred in Paris over the weekend. Terrorist attacks are scary and heartbreaking no matter what, but living in a European country so close to Paris has made it hit home that much more. It has, once again, reminded me of […]
El Escorial & Catching Up.
Good morning! I am typing up this blog post at 11 am, Sunday morning, drinking coffee and eating a big bowl of peanut butter oatmeal. I’m feeling quite perky since I slept 13 HOURS last night! After getting hardly any sleep on Friday night, my roommates and I were up early Saturday morning for a […]
The Best Weekend Yet.
Hi! How was your halloweekend?! Did you get drunk and laugh at people in their costumes? I have this sharp memory of a halloween party my freshman year of college. Everyone was a little bit toasty and I looked up, and there was this HUGE guy in a teletubbie costume and it was the best […]
San Sebastian Weekend.
I went on my first vacation from the vacation this weekend! Annie and I headed to San Sebastián, which is in the north of Spain (Basque Country), borders Portugal and is on the Atlantic Ocean….except it does NOT look like Atlantic City. The water is…not brown. I am actually typing the skeleton of this post […]
Vancouver Vacation Part I
Hey strangers(s) *The following was written last week, but I am just getting around to adding photos* I’m writing this post from the pool where I am subbing and it’s pouring rain so the pool is empty and ah, the stars have aligned, huh? Anywho, I wasn’t able to fall asleep until 7:30 am last […]