My semester abroad ended seven months ago (and began almost a year ago), and yet here I am, still writing about it. Part of me suspects I should just move on, abandon my idea for this post, and write about more current happenings. But after chronicling the 20 Things I Did Wrong while abroad, I … More The 20 Things I Did Right in My Semester Abroad
One trend I’ve noticed for the past year or two is a proliferation of articles and blog posts addressing the “fakeness” of social media. You know what I’m talking about: people putting up only the most brag-worthy Facebook statuses, Instagram photos filtered to the max so that any moment shared looks bright and shiny, and … More The 20 Things I Did Wrong in My Semester Abroad
Copenhagen, to me, is not the flashiest of destinations. It’s been on my list of places to visit for quite a long while, yet if pressed to say why exactly, I think I might have drawn a blank. Before this trip, I’m not sure I even knew what to expect in the city. I was … More Copenhagen: Low-Key but Lovely
As I did my sightseeing in Copenhagen, it occurred to me that the city had a surplus of castles. There are, it seems, palaces sprinkled everywhere around town, and that’s not even counting the castles you can easily access on a short day trip from Copenhagen. I visited three castles while in city, and what … More Copenhagen: Castles Galore
On a drizzly day in Copenhagen, I set out, flower-patterned umbrella firmly in hand, to learn about Danish cuisine. I had signed up with Copenhagen Food Tours for a culinary walk through Copenhagen, and for the next four hours, our guide Maria would lead us around the city as we sampled some of the best … More Copenhagen: A Walk Through Sustainable and Organic Danish Cuisine
Like any self-respecting Midwesterner, I know there is only one amusement park that truly matters: Cedar Point. (Don’t try to argue any of this Six Flags nonsense with me.) My childhood is peppered with Cedar Point memories: visiting the park with my cousins, getting pumped every time a newer, taller roller coaster opened, waiting in … More Copenhagen: Holy Tivoli
One annoying thing about all the travel I did this semester was the planning: coordinating flights, hotels, food, and sightseeing took a lot of time and effort. Often, I would try to crank out a bunch of trips all at once, going on a spree, for instance, of booking hotels. This meant that, by the … More Copenhagen: A Delightful Homebase in Nyhavn Harbor
As I mentioned before, Brussels was not exactly my favorite city, so during my time there, I decided a little daytrip was in order. Given Belgium’s tiny size, there are an abundance of options for taking a quick trip, but I settled on Antwerp, Belgium’s second largest city. While Antwerp is known for two main … More An Afternoon in Antwerp
If anyone has been keeping count, I wrote four posts about Bruges (see: one, two, three, and four). Yet Brussels – a larger city, the capital of Belgium, and the seat of the EU’s major institutions – gets this one measly post. Why? The truth is…I did not love Brussels. It was a fine city, … More Why Brussels Made Me Miss Bruges
When it comes to Bruges, my two greatest recommendations would be this: take plenty of time to wander around its too-cute-for words streets and make sure to eat well. But if you are a traveler looking for actual, concrete things to do and see in Bruges, there are plenty of other ways to spend your time, … More Bruges: A Few Things to See, from Medieval Cathedrals to Rickety Windmills to Belgian Art
