One of the coolest things about studying abroad in England was that wherever you went it seemed inevitable that you would run in to Harry Potter connections. The picture above is one of the outside corridors that was one of the many on-location sets for the first couple of Harry Potter films. The corridors belonged… Read more United Kingdom: A Walk Through Hogwarts
Clanny Cat is a cool cat. That’s right; this guy pictured above has got all the demeanor of a keen creature. He is a stray cat that deems Clanny House – the international housing dorms – his home. He’s the most domesticated stray cat you’ll find. Whenever a flat wanted company, all you had to… Read more United Kingdom: House Pet
While I was studying abroad in London, my roommate and I decided to take a trip to Paris, France for three days with her visiting family members. While we were there we tried to see as much of Paris as we could in three days and one of the most important landmarks in Paris is… Read more France: A Moving Eiffel Tower
Being in Madrid for three weeks was probably the best thing that I ever decided to do. I never had my heart set on going away for a semester but this short term program fit my schedule perfectly. Not only did I have the time of my life but taking six credits in three weeks… Read more Spain: Home Sweet Madrid
During my free weekend in Spain I was able to travel to Valencia for the weekend with my roommates. We found an inexpensive hotel and bus and went to the coast for the weekend. Everyone recommended staying on hostels but we thought that we would be more comfortable in a hotel. It was right next… Read more Spain: My Trip to Valencia
I traveled to Amsterdam, Holland during my semester abroad. While there, I saw a group of boys protesting the cruel treatment of animals. In doing so one boy was wearing a mask of a pig that covered his entire face (which I now know is not legal in The Netherlands). A policeman approached them, as… Read more Amsterdam: The Dutch Police
During my semester in Rome, I was eager to find a Passover seder to celebrate the first sundown. A few friends and I found something, but we knew that the hardest part would be finding the house itself! A few trams and busses later, our directional skills failed us and we had to find human… Read more Italy: Giving Directions in Italy
While I do not have a lot of interest in politics, both foreign and domestic, I was asked more times than I can count about my personal feelings on Obama and his policies while abroad in London. The british students I came in contact with were overly interested in how much I knew about our policies in the United… Read more United Kingdom: God Save the Queen?
Half the fun of studying abroad is uncovering the little facets of a population that help to define its culture. As days turned to weeks and weeks turned to months, I began to appreciate (and unappreciate!) some of these norms, and found myself molding around them into my own piece of Italy. Some still stick… Read more Italy: Norms I Won’t Forget
Platform 9 3/4 in Kings Cross Station, London Ever since J.K Rowling brought Harry Potter to life, London has been Harry Potter headquarters. While I was in London I made the most of the “Harry Potter Experience” by seeing as many sites as I could related to Harry Potter. I went to Kings Cross Station… Read more United Kingdom: The Making of Harry Potter
