The Start of my Big Adventures
All my life, I have been really fortunate to have so many rewarding experiences. Through elementary and middle school, dancing was a great way for me to learn discipline, teamwork, and dedication. In...
View ArticleChile: Parte Uno
¡Hola! I made it to Chile! We (my mom and I) had an uneventful time getting here Friday night/Saturday morning, which I suppose is okay with me. They did have to pat down my waist after I left my...
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Chile: Parte Dos
We're back home from Chile now. I didn't have much time to type up another blog entry while I was there, but I wrote down everything we did so I wouldn't forget it. I suppose I will start from where...
View ArticleChile: Final Thoughts and Observations
My other blog entries about Chile were mainly just about what we did each day, and didn't offer any other observations or interpretations on Chile. So now I am attempting to correct this before I...
View ArticleGetting Ready for Washington, DC
There are eight days until I leave for Washington, DC. I made a list of things I have to do before I go, and there are a lot of items on that list. I think I'm pretty much finished shopping for...
View ArticleFirst Days in Washington, DC!
I am in Washington, DC! My trip here went off without a hitch, except for the fact we didn't have power at my house the morning I left due to a hailstorm. That wasn't too big of a problem, and the...
View ArticleIntern.
I had my first two days of intern training Thursday and Friday! Craziness. Thursday, I started with Capitol tour training at 9am, so I just went straight to the Capitol Visitor Center for that. I...
View ArticleInternship
So, yeah. It's been awhile since I've blogged last. Like 2.5 weeks. And that's a long time considering my internship is only 5.5 weeks long. I was originally going to write an entry about my first...
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The Long Awaited, Much Anticipated, Fourth of July Blog Post
Warning: The following post is really, really long.My Fourth of July weekend was really eventful and included a lot of walking. Luckily, I was smart and wore tennis shoes the whole time so my feet...
View ArticleIs It Next Summer Yet?
I've been really bad about blogging lately. Obviously, since it has been two months since I got home from my internship and I am now more than three weeks into school. But I will try to recap the...
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Budu v Praze
It's official! I will be spending next semester in Prague, Czech Republic! (So don't stop reading my blog yet - my adventures aren't over.)Over the summer, I did some research to find a program that...
View ArticlePrague Preparations
School has ended and Christmas has passed, so now I have time to focus on preparations for Prague. After this past semester, I am very ready to go abroad, travel around, and learn about central...
View ArticleI made it!
I finally made it to Prague! And it is beautiful. But first, I will tell you about my journey.My flights were from DFW to London to Prague. While waiting in the Dallas airport, I listened to all of...
View Article"Let's get some shoes."
Before I left for Prague, I had everything I needed to keep me warm (although I still get really cold when I go outside thanks to the sub-freezing temperatures...) except good shoes. I figured they...
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Kutna Hora
This weekend, we took a required trip to Kutna Hora, Czech Republic. For the most part, I enjoyed the trip because I got to see a different town in the Czech Republic, but it was so cold that it was...
View ArticleMy Weekend
First of all, I apologize for the extremely unoriginal the post title is. I'm the worst at coming up with good titles.On Friday, all I had was a short test in the morning that marked the end of our...
View ArticleClasses
I just finished my first week of classes (after being in Prague for over three weeks now). We only have classes Monday through Thursday so we have longer weekends for travelling. All of the classes...
View ArticleVienna, Wien, Vídeň
Two weekends ago, I went to a pig killing festival in Prague. It was part of Masopust, which is the pre-Lenten festival. Basically, the pig killing was just a big tent with food and beer. I had some...
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The Most Horrifying Place in the World
I had the opportunity to travel to Krakow, Poland this weekend. This first post is going to be about my tour of Auschwitz-Birkenau, and I will write a second, shorter post about Krakow itself. This...
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Krakow and Another Day About the Holocaust
So I have been slacking on keeping my blog up to date recently. The past couple of weeks were really busy for me with midterm tests and papers. Speaking of which, I can't believe my semester is over...
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