If things had continued how originally planned, the day I am writing this entry would have been the day I was scheduled to get on a plane to come home and officially leave London. When I first began this program, I held no expectations mainly because I believed that it would have been an experienceContinue reading “Study Abroad Experience”
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School Work Challenges
This past week would have been my last week in London. Although I am now spending that week at home, I have still needed to complete all the work that was originally assigned during this finals period. Overall the work has been very time consuming. Working on writing papers, recording mock interviews, and maintaining communicationContinue reading “School Work Challenges”
Quarantine Week 3?
As the coronavirus continues to affect everyone’s lives around the world, it also continues to alter plans in my life as well. Not only did it end my study abroad experience much earlier than expected, I also had set plans for a summer internship to help me gain new experiences in a field I haveContinue reading “Quarantine Week 3?”
Thinking in Quarantine
This week I spent a lot of time thinking about the different aspects of the classes I took while studying abroad as I began finalizing the work from those classes at home. It is a very different vibe working from my room rather than taking the tube for over a half hour to get toContinue reading “Thinking in Quarantine”
Quarantine Week 1
Thankfully, last Saturday, I was able to fly back home safely and reconnect with my family! In almost an instant I went from being in the United Kingdom to being back at home. Although I am very blessed to be back with my family safe and healthy, some of the feelings I got from makingContinue reading “Quarantine Week 1”
Final Week?
This past week came with a rush of emotions. Everything happening so fast, trying to keep up and mentally prepare for the unpredicted events that were set to come, made this week one of the hardest of the whole program. Despite everything, I am very grateful for the opportunity I had, the amazing people IContinue reading “Final Week?”
Turning Point
With this being the first week of the program after spring break, this means we are in the second half and getting closer to the end. In this first week of the second half there is a lot going on and a lot to consider as we move forward in the program. One of theContinue reading “Turning Point”
Spring Break Week
This past week was my spring break week and I was lucky enough to do some traveling! Anticipating this week for so long, I was more than ready to do some traveling and do some exploring. The plan for my friends and I was to spend a fair amount of time in Italy and thenContinue reading “Spring Break Week”
Father Son Experience
This past week I was fortunate enough to have my dad come all the way to London to visit for a week! I felt excitement building up as the time got closer. It brought me back to the time my dad and I visited Paris a few years ago. To have this opportunity again seemed surreal. It was a week I wasContinue reading “Father Son Experience”
1st Travel
This past weekend I was fortunate enough to travel outside of London for the first time this semester, and took a trip to Paris! I was in Paris once, the summer before college started, with family and it was one of the best experiences of my life. Paris is such a beautiful city with soContinue reading “1st Travel”