“But did thee feel the earth move?” –Earnest Hemingway, For Whom the Bell Tolls I must admit, I enjoy haphazardly finding the Florentine cobble stones that shift under my weight. This is because, if only for a moment, I have made the earth move. I have made an impression in the soil on which thousands [...]
Category: Summer 2015
Exams!
Well, we finished our classes in China on July 5, when we had to give our final presentation at a middle school in the north city district of Qingdao. Even though we only had two exams, preparing for them took a lot of work, and included writing an essay, creating a PowerPoint presentation and 10 [...]
Reflecting on my time in Florence…
Well, sadly the time has come for my contributions to this blog to come to an end. I've been back in the states for two weeks now and now that I'm finally over my jet lag and have settled back into my "real" life, it's given me time to reflect on the amazing adventure I [...]
Land of the [Gluten] Free
Happy 4th of July to my fellow Americans! I figured I would take today to write back to my homeland in honor of its independence. So in the last week, I boarded a plane, moved into an apartment with three girls, had three caffes, ate a hearty meal, totaled 13 hours sitting in one classroom, [...]
From A Foodie, with love
In addition to the beautiful greenspaces, wonderful museum, and assorted pub cultures, London is bursting at the seams with quaint local food places and fantastic chain restaurants. Here are some of the must-go in the King’s Cross/ Bloomsbury area. Albertini- At the top of my list, Albertini’s café and deli was one of the [...]
