Thanksgiving in a Foreign Country: What I Learned From Celebrating Abroad
My classmates and I were homesick. We were spending our fall semester in London, and for most of us, it was our first Thanksgiving away…
My classmates and I were homesick. We were spending our fall semester in London, and for most of us, it was our first Thanksgiving away…
On my flight back to New York from my 10-day solo trip to England, I could not stop crying. I had just met my pen…
My desire to become an efficient packer grew out of frugalness more than anything. As a childhood packrat, I never put much intention into packing.…
It’s vacation season! Whether you’re trekking a mountain trail or hightailing it to the beach, taking a trip is the perfect time to recharge spiritually.…
It’s one-o’clock in the morning and I’m trudging up a steep cobblestone hill from our late-night meal. I’m cursing my falling-apart flip-flops, our early morning…
All too often, I will budget for summer as if there is nothing out of the ordinary going on. Sure, there are special events with…
When I studied abroad in Seville, Spain, my program was very strict about students only speaking Spanish, requiring it in the program office and encouraging…
Under normal—aka non-COVID-19—circumstances, food is one of my favorite ways to get the most out of travel. While abroad or even on domestic trips, experiencing a…
When I think back to the year I spent in Italy as part of my undergrad degree in languages, what sticks in my mind above…
I knew I wanted to join the Peace Corps ever since I was a kid. I loved to travel, I studied Spanish in school from…