When deciding on the European destination for my semester abroad, I did not consider climate to be the most important factor in my decision making. The climate that I ended up in—temperate, Mediterranean Rome—was an added bonus that became clear only when my corner of the world became covered with snow, merely a few weeks… Read more Italy: A Lesson Learned From Global Warming
While I have never been a huge soccer, I mean football, fan, seeing the Chelsea Football Stadium today was extremely exciting! Our program set up the tour for us and we got to see numerous different areas of the stadium! We got to sit in the players box, see the stands from high up, enter the… Read more England: Chelsea Football Club
You know the old saying, “You say tomato, I say tomatho” (or however it goes), well that saying takes a WHOLE different meaning when you come to Buenos Aires. In Buenos Aires, they speak what is known as Rioplatense Spanish and is different than the Spanish of Spain or the Spanish we learn in our… Read more Argentina: “You say Cai-Shae, I say Cai-yay”
Oh how I sincerely love you. One of the hardest things that a person has to get used to while living abroad is the food. I am extremely glad that Argentina has such a deep and diverse history/culture because there is something for everyone in Argentina. First up: Meat and Parillas: As most people… Read more Argentina: “Querida Comida” (Dear Food)
Of course a blog about Argentina would not be complete if it did not include at least one post about the national dance, the Tango. I love to dance and have been slightly obsessed with dancing ever since I can remember (it’s a shame my mother never signed me up for dance). My dances of… Read more Argentina: Not Your Typical Tango Lesson
While we are begining to see temperatures drop over the last few days, it is nothing compared to the chill the U.K will soon be receiving. I studied abroad in London during spring semester, so January until May, and I did not thaw out until about mid April! It was cold the whole time and my pea coat and… Read more United Kingdom: Getting Chilly!
Cheers!My Name is Leigh Anne Weaver and I am one of the peer advisors in the Towson University Study Abroad Department! I am currently a Junior at TU majoring in Early Childhood and Special Education. More importantly, I just recently came back from across the pond in London, England. I had a wonderful time in London and… Read more Welcome to our page!
