2019-08-17
Last week at this time tears rolled down my smiling face as the chaotic sound of 200 people dancing and singing rung throughout the dining hall of a summer camp. It isn’t just a summer camp. It’s home. During the summer as a camp counselor I met countless mentors and peers who I can now...
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2019-08-13
Despite preparing for my journey to Ecuador all summer, the moment I truly felt the weight of my departure was when I finally received my visa. I entered the Viennese Ecuadorian Embassy with all the required documents in a bright yellow folder with an obnoxiously large name tag on which my name had...
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2019-08-13
Disclaimer: This post describes the preparations and visa process of a fellow living in Germany. This process will differ depending on your location! I thought that after two years of living abroad in Norway, I would be an expert in preparing for long-term travel, and nothing could stress me anymore. Little did I know...
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Its a Friday afternoon and I have just come back from a long and tiring day of school. I am drained, I get off the car and the smell of carne asada draws me to the backyard like a moth to light. I see my grandpa and uncle drinking. My grandpa sneakily gives me a...
Read More2019-08-07
During my gap year, I lived in a culturally rich neighbourhood called Santo Antônio de Lisboa. A community which is named after the Saint Anthony of Padua, who is known as the patron saint of lost things (which was very adequate after losing my peace somewhere in the IB exams and transitioning) and as a...
Read More2019-06-09
The first thing everyone asks after not seeing you for 8 months is, "So how was it?". After hearing this question time and time again, I now have a method of explaining my year abroad. I usually start off with saying it was a mix of everything, making sure to let my audience know that...
Read More2019-06-09
Wow I am 3 months into my experience and I can say "good morning" , "goodnight", and "Can I order a sandwich". Haha okay not actually but around 3 months into my experience I was starting to question my language learning capabilities. I felt like I was in rut and wouldn't break through. Once I...
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