To: El Mundo From: A Costa Rican Valentine’s Day in Costa Rica, is not just a day for lovers, but rather a day that celebrates love in the most nonspecific form. It is for friends and romantics alike to celebrate… READ MORE →
Overcoming Initial Anxiety – First days in Trinidad & Tobago
Good Day! Today marks over one week of my stay in Trinidad and Tobago at the University of the West Indies. The warm breeze swirling through the windows and around my room, and the chattering parrots outside make it difficult… READ MORE →
One Wet Shoe in the City of Rain
I remember sitting outside my apartment in the Phoenix night, enjoying the cool air and listening to the steady murmur of the traffic on the highway nearby. It always reminded me of the steady murmur of frogs or crickets on… READ MORE →
Exploring the City of Rabat & a Taste of Culture
Hard to believe that my first week is almost up. Today we learned basic survival Arabic – the Moroccan dialect is called Darija. Tomorrow we move into our home stays! Photos of the home stay to follow with subsequent posts,… READ MORE →
Diplomacy in Dahab
Today I got into an argument with my hotel owner. Since we finished up finals and had nothing better to do, my friend and I decided that we would bask some of the joys Egypt has to offer: beautiful beaches… READ MORE →
I promise it’s worth it.
In previous blogs I have talked about my experience arriving in Quito, and how it was not exactly how I pictured it, but then again I didn’t really have a good idea as to what I was getting in to.… READ MORE →
Ecuadorian Politics & U.S. Election
I have always believed that politics are very important, but for the most part are one’s own opinion and never really put much effort into the topic. However, I quickly learned that when you are from America, everyone wants to… READ MORE →
Leaving for Ecuador – Bittersweet
If you had asked me a year ago if I would study abroad my response would have been “Of course! Being in college gives a free chance to visit another country” or something to that effect. In actuality, I never… READ MORE →
Investing in the Middle East during the Arab Spring
These past three months in Amman I have spent my Mondays at an internship at the Jordan Investment Board, a semi-government organization tasked with enticing foreign investors to bring their business to Jordan, through publishing flashy literature on the vital… READ MORE →
Seeking home at the bottom of a jar
All I wanted was peanut butter. About a month into my stay in Buenos Aires, I was going crazy for peanut butter and was seriously dedicated to finding some. It’s not the most common thing here, where super-sweet dulce de… READ MORE →