The great thing about saving London for my last trip this semester is that they speak English. By now I am so ready to be able to talk to and understand people again that I might have gone crazy if I went somewhere and had to use hand motions to communicate. Additionally, London was already decorated for Christmas upon our arrival so it was that much more of an indication that I'll be home soon enough. We arrived in pouring rain on Friday night and headed to Lei...

After a long week in Italy and an overnight train back to France, I finally got to meet up with my mom and spend a few days with her. We met at the train station in Paris and spent a few hours walking around before we got on our train to Normandy. I introduced my mom to the acclaimed apricot croissant before we went to the Latin Quarter and then to see the beautiful Sacre Coeur. After my second attempt at liking Paris, I have decided that it is too stressful for ...

We are finishing our three days in Florence and realizing that three days is way more than enough to spend in this cute little city. The hostel is quiet and the computers are available, so I figured I would spend some time doing my entry (I am surprising myself with my ability to stay on top of the blog this week). When we arrived in Florence on Monday we were so happy to find that we could actually walk to our hostel from the train station rather than spending ...

I am spending all this week in Italy and just finished three days in Rome. In order to stay on top of this blogging thing I'm writing this entry from a hostel with limits on internet access, so I don't have as much time as I usually do to put an entry together, but I'll do my best. We flew in to Rome on Friday morning and my first $35 EasyJet experience went like this: arrive at gate 30 minutes before takeoff, plane arrives 5 minutes before takeoff, mad rush for...

This past week has been exhausting. Between studying for midterms, planning trips, a day in Geneva, a day of wine touring, teaching myself economics, taking midterms and running a lot of overdue errands, I'm beat. However, as of 11 AM yesterday I have no conventional responsibilities until November- that's pretty nice. I even have some extra time to fit in a blog entry about my weekend. If it turns out to be boring, we'll blame it on my lack of sleep. Friday nig...