• Journalling: Reflecting on Exams

    Answer 60 multiple choice questions. Do this in 3 hours. During this time, sit quietly in the gymnasium at your numbered desk. There will be no talking, humming, or muttering. Sneezing is frowned…

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    How I Got Into University After Worldschooling

    After being raised as a worldschooler, traveling full-time from age 11-19, I applied to and was accepted at Queen's University in Canada, one of the most acclaimed universities in the country. Here's how…

  • Leaving the Netherlands

    I can’t believe a year has gone by already. I’ll be headed home fairly soon. Soon enough that I’m already settling into the ditching my stuff phase. It’s a weird process. I’ve uprooted…

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    A Study-Abroad Christmas

    I like the idea of 5-minute posts. Granted, when I sit down to write, it usually ends up being more than a 5-minute process. Still, the idea of capturing a simple moment, without…

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    Study Abroad, Netherlands: Hello, Fall!

    I’m so ready for fall. Don’t get me wrong, I love summer as well. But there’s something about fall and Europe that’s just perfect. The tourists are gone, the backpackers have returned home,…