• Road Trip to Denmark

    So, Denmark is my new favourite place to be. Early Friday morning, Will and I were up in the dark throwing our bags together, heating up a quick breakfast of couscous (a tradition…

  • A Bittersweet Christmas

    There’s something incredibly bittersweet about spending your first Christmas away from home. Some things are the same, mostly the things I’ve brought with me. Nanaimo bars aren’t hard to make, and the smell…

  • christmas market, nuremberg, bavaria

    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…

  • Groningen Christmas Boats & Markets

    Hey peeps, Another exam season, another wildly late post. What’s it been, almost a month now? How’s life treating you beautiful people? It’s been cold here. Not the teeth-numbing, bone-chilling cold that we…

  • rainy, groningen, weather, netherlands

    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,…

  • Early Weeks in Groningen

    Hey peeps! I meant to update you sooner, but ACK! I always forget how insane the first weeks of the fall semester can be. I have all the usual tasks for starters –…