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Those who wish to sing always find a song. Swedish Proverb Finally getting around to posting about Europe! Happy Reading! 11/20/22: My friend and I had a 10 hour layover today in Stockholm, Sweden so we decided to explore downtown a bit. Once we got to the airport, we were able to get on aContinue reading “Snowy Stockholm”

Guess who’s back?! It’s truly crazy that I’m on the go again, but I’m truly just trying to take advantage of a week-long Thanksgiving break (thanks med school). This is also the first time that I have been abroad since the pandemic started, and I’m so so happy to be here. I am traveling withContinue reading “Guess who’s back…”

“Traveling — it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.” Ibn Battuta What a whirlwind of a week it has been! As many of you probably know, my time abroad has been cut short due to the coronavirus outbreak. This was incredibly unexpected and though I am sad to be back in theContinue reading “An Unexpected Ending…”

“Wherever you go, go with all your heart.” Confucius Day 0: Arriving in Dublin- Picking up from my last post, I was a bit under the weather when we went to the airport. I bought a surgical mask to cover my mouth and prevent further spread of my cough. As you have probably guessed, IContinue reading “Dreamy Days in Dublin”

“Banan-genaam!”* A Dutch stranger @ Carnaval *Aangenaam means “Nice to meet you” in Dutch, so it was a play on words because I was dressed up as a banana! Fijne Carnaval (Happy Carnival)! We had this entire week off to celebrate! Unfortunately for me, I got really sick on the Thursday before Carnaval, so IContinue reading “Fijne Carnaval: Carnival Celebrations!”

People don’t take trips; trips take people. John Steinbeck Day 1: Rotterdam  We left Maastricht at about 7am to arrive in Rotterdam at about 10am. It was already super windy, but in the 50s so it felt nice. We started our day with a tour of Markthal, a giant market and apartment complex. It isContinue reading “If It Ain’t Dutch, It Ain’t Much”

“Travel and change of place impart new vigor to the mind.” Seneca Class is in session (and boy do I have lots to learn)! I have just finished my first week and a half of school. I was super excited for classes (nerd I know) because I’ve been in need of some routine, and theyContinue reading “Studying Abroad (and actually studying!!)”

“Kdo hledá, najde. (He who seeks shall find.)” Czech Proverb Side note: I am super behind on updating this blog so major apologies but I will get better at it soon! At this point, I have been in Europe for officially one week and have already set foot in 3 different countries (5 if youContinue reading “Czech-ing Out a New Country”

“Berlin is cheap and sexy.” Yan the Tour Guide Day 0: Berlin is the bomb (literally). Upon arriving in Berlin after 10 hours of sitting on a bus, we learned that someone had found a bomb from WWII near one of the squares and a bomb squad was being called to come and diffuse theContinue reading “Berlin? More Like Brrrlin!”

“He who is outside his door has the hardest part of his journey behind him.” — Dutch Proverb After a grueling 21 hours of flying, layovers, and shuttles, I finally made it! Maastricht is by far one of the cutest cities I’ve ever seen! I promise I’ll post better pictures once I actually spend moreContinue reading “Made it to Maastricht”