Archive for "European Studies"

Bamburgh England
Oct 27

There’s No Place Like Home

It’s hard to believe the life I’ve had these past three months. Even though I’m a day removed and back across the Atlantic Ocean, everything seems so surreal, as if I’ve been describing a dream. The details seem so vivid now but I know they will eventually fade into memories, emotions, and sights melding together [...]

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Big Ben
Oct 26

London Calling

How strange it is to be back in the English-speaking world! The past five weeks on the continent have been a whirlwind of fun. I’ve experienced so much new life in different languages, meals, and sights!   We have such little time left abroad and I cannot help but feel that I am ready to [...]

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Bruges 2
Oct 24

Belgium

I don’t know what to share about Belgium, mainly because we spent a grand total of two days in this small country. It goes to show how little time we spent that our group leader didn’t even tell us what language to get used to – lucky for us, they all speak English just as [...]

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Glockenspiel
Oct 22

Guten Tag!

  Guten Tag from Germany! The weather is a sight colder than in Italy but now it feels like Autumn and the prospect of some relaxation was a welcome treat. We ran around like madmen in France and Italy studying all things medieval and Renaissance related, but now our studies are slowing down.   We [...]

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Venice Grand Canal
Oct 17

Italian Travels

Hotel hopping and academics leave me with little internet access and even littler free time to update this blog. I write to you now from a little skiing village in the Alps in Northern Italy called Cortina d’Ampezzo, the cool mountain air a blessing for the moment. Tomorrow we set off for Germany so I’m [...]

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St Peters Basilica
Oct 8

Rome

Time is flying by too quickly, and I rarely am given these spare moments to write about my travels. I am now in Italy and it is probably becoming of my favorite places we’ve visited so far. There is so many new things to see (and eat!) here and, since this is my school semester [...]

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Beaune Vineyards
Oct 1

Beaune

I don’t have very much time to give an update, since I need to be packing for my next venture to Italy, but I thought I needed to share a bit about Beaune, France. After leaving the busy metropolis that is Paris, we drove off for the French countryside and have spent a few lazy [...]

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Cupid and Psyche
Sep 28

Wordless Wednesday: Paris

  Here are a few more scenes from Paris for you to enjoy!    

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Sainte Chapelle Detail
Sep 27

Paris

  Bonjour from Paris! I am sorry for the delay in posting this, but I have been so busy the past few days running all around the city that I’ve been far too exhausted to do anything but my required journal entries. Luckily I’ve been snapping lots of photos to share here.   Coming to [...]

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Lincoln College 3
Sep 23

Goodbye Oxford!

  All good things must come to an end, and today marks my last day of living in Oxford. I cannot believe I have been here for six weeks; it is the ultimate paradox of time, for it feels like I just got here yesterday and at the same time feels like I have been [...]

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