Stateside Thoughts

I’ve discovered that the hardest part of travelling abroad is actually learning how to live at home again. This article I found on a blog called Under the African Skies sums it up very nicely: https://london2cape.com/adventure-travel/the-hardest-part-of-travelling/ After coming home again from travelling, everything is different inside and everything at home is the same. More than just appearances…

Missing the Metro

This will be brief. But, can I just say that I miss the public transportation system in France. My college is small and in the middle of a very (very) rural area, and I grew up in a small town. So I am used to the idea of driving everywhere and long car trips. In…

The Travel Companion & the Pluses and Minuses of Executing the International Buddy System

  I thought to make a pros and cons list of travelling with a friend based on my own experience this past May. In my case, I went to Paris with my best friend for a whole month, and while we’ve never reached the limit of our tolerance for one another historically, I was a…