I know this is long overdue, and this is going to be a lengthy post, but heres an update on the past three weeks. I’ve separated my weekends with different headings, so feel free to jump ahead if you wish! Auschwitz. When Mary Rose (AKA “MR”) and I arrived in Warsaw three weekends ago, I […]

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So much has happened since my last post. Heres an update. Last weekend I had the privilege to visit Prague with one of my best friends here, Anna. Anna has been all over Europe, but never had the chance to visit the Czech Republic so convincing her to tag along was easy. We booked an […]

Read more "Life is good."

The past few weeks I have been doing a whole lot of self reflecting and observing the people around me. I’ve grown a bit frustrated with others here and people back home. Honestly I never intended this blog to be something sappy and emotional,  but one goal I set for myself in the very beginning […]

Read more "“One of the wonders of the world.”"

“The only thing I know is that I know nothing” -Socrates. You’re welcome for saving you that trip to google translate. (DISCLAIMER: I’ve had this draft saved to my laptop for a week now and just realized I forgot to publish it.) This weekend my program took a trip to the archeological sites at Delphi. […]

Read more "ΕΝ ΟΙΔΑ ΟΤΙ ΟΥΔΕΝ ΟΙΔΑ."

Its hard to believe I’ve already been here a week. In some ways I feel like I’ve been here for months, and in others I feel like I hopped off the plane yesterday. That is to say that I’m more than comfortable finding my way around town, but anything outside of Αγία Παρασκευή is pretty foreign […]

Read more "And so it ~actually~ begins."

The past 48 hours have been so surreal. My flight from London to Athens had about 20 other study abroad students who were also going through the same program. Most of which were from Loyola University in Baltimore, and they were great company. I was so lucky to have them while exiting the plane because […]

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It is currently 8:55 in London as I write this. To be completely honest, I didn’t think I would be blogging anything until I reached Athens, but here I am, overwhelmed, wide awake, bored for the next three hours, and in need of sharing this story. First, a thought on long international flying. As I […]

Read more "The tea has been spilled. Literally."

The panic has set in.

Read more "Days to go."