Hello loyal blog-readers, friends, family, and others that happened upon my blog by chance! The wonderful people I worked with this summer pictured above. Today, I will be taking a break from my usual ramblings about my adventures abroad to talk about a cause that is close to my heart. I know there are a …

21 Trips Around the Sun.
Hey hey party people! I know I have been absent from the blogosphere for a hot minute, but I'm back, I'm one year older, and I have much to share. Welcome back to the Netherlands, the country that immediately started decorating for the holiday season once the clock struck midnight on November 1st. In the …

Bouncing around Belgium? Belgium: Explored? Titles are hard guys. Welcome to finals week.
Good afternoon from the Netherlands! I spent the last two weekends in various parts of Belgium and I decided to combine my post to include both of these travel weekends πΒ This post will also feature a friend visit, and my first international football match! At this point, I am roughly halfway through my 20 …

Embracing the mess and going west
Itβs all smiles over here in the Netherlands! Maastricht did me dirty last week, but this week has been much better thus far. Although, Stella had to go to the bike repair shop with unknown issues. Send good bike-repair thoughts her way π This past weekend, I headed to France to meet up with Alex, …

Going Dutch: Behind the Scenes
Hello friends π Iβm writing to you from a university desktop, which is part of the reason why this blog is so delayed. I wanted to write last week, but due to the sheer number of things to accomplish and program travel, I decided to save the blog for this week. Big mistake past me. …