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Nara – Food! 9 May 2013 | 09:09 pm
Here are photos of probably the worst meal i have had in japan yet. IES took us to a traditional tea house, where we were treated to a vegetarian monk lunch. The Japanese tour guides who took us here ...
Food for thought 9 May 2013 | 08:52 pm
I’ll be very upfront: one of my biggest fears coming abroad was gaining weight. When I think about travel, the food of the region is the very first thing that comes to mind. Before I went to Amsterdam...
A semester in review 8 May 2013 | 10:56 pm
So, how was my semester? I turned 21 Toured so many cathedrals and castles that they have meshed into one Watched sunsets that took my breath away And literally been blown away Surrounded myself with ...
Spring Break in Spain & Portugal! 6 May 2013 | 08:05 pm
Spring break was absolutely amazing–maybe the highlight of my experience so far. I had never really considered travelling to Spain; I gave up on Spanish back in high school and I always imagined Ital...
A Small Assortment of the Weird Foods Japan Has to Offer 6 May 2013 | 08:01 pm
The first two photos are from Nara, where a friend of mine found machya (green tea) flavored Oreos and let me have one! Turns out they weren’t real Oreos, and more like moonpie-type things but it was ...
Wait, I’m here to study too? 29 Apr 2013 | 07:08 pm
Over the course of the past couple of weeks, I have been to Barcelona, Milan, Florence, Rome, the Vatican on Easter Sunday, Dingle (a beautiful beach town in southwest Ireland), and Paris. I have seen...
Berlin and Vienna 22 Apr 2013 | 08:49 pm
Wow, its been a crazy few weeks! Maybe you can tell from the gap in my posts that I’ve been really busy lately–making plans, traveling, keeping up with classes, and working on midterms truly took ove...
A smorgasbord of anécdotas graciosas 22 Apr 2013 | 06:41 pm
I’m a post behind, so I thought I’d compensate with a list of humorous anecdotes I’ve been jotting down and meaning to share for some time now. 1) At 4 p.m. everyday while we’re finishing up lunch, th...
はなみ – Cherry Blossom Viewing 11 Apr 2013 | 11:50 pm
When the Cherry Blossom – or さくら “sakura” – trees finally bloom, the whole of Japan gets excited. The dates are announced on the news, and people flock to the more famous parks and areas that have the...
南山大学 (Nanzan Daigaku / Nanzan University) 8 Apr 2013 | 07:12 pm
The front gate of my university. Very pretty since the さくら (“sakura”) or cherry trees have blossomed.
