Really? Yes, really. And to top it off, I did it intentionally. You might think I’m crazy but let me explain: My birthday has fallen on a weekday for most of my life. That’s probably not too uncommon of an experience considering there are 5 weekdays and only 2 weekend days, but leap year has…
Category: My Travels
I was stranded in Italy! (Not an Average Moving Vlog)
My move home was anything but uneventful. As if spending 54 hours of my life to get home wasn’t enough, my bus broke down, I had to rebook my plane, and my new flight was even delayed! It honestly felt like the world was working against me those couple of days. They say a picture…
Exploring Naples, Sorrento and Everything in Between
I managed to have the most perfect timing in regards to weather during my entire trip. I watched, feeling very lucky, as a massive thunderstorm descended on Rome while my bus pulled out of the city. The last stop on my Italian tour was Naples and the surrounding villages lining the Gulf of Naples. I…
Visiting the Smallest Country in the World
My last full day in Rome was dedicated to the Vatican City. I pre-booked a tour of the gardens to start off the day and I’m so glad that I did. The gardens are actually over half of the entire state at 57 acres/23 hectares (the state itself is only 110 acres/44 hectares — that’s 1/8 the…
When in Rome
I arrived in the capital city at about 6 pm after concluding my Tuscan adventures in Siena and checked into the fanciest hostel of my life. I quickly put my stuff away, filled my water bottle and headed off to cross one of the smaller “must see’s” off my list. I started with the Spanish Steps…
Exploring Tuscany by Train
Using Florence as my home base, I decided to get a feel for some of those iconic Tuscan villages nearby. While my drivers license is no longer valid in Europe to be able to do the classic “rent a car to drive from village to village” thing, I still had an amazing experience by rail….
Kicking off my Italian Adventure in Florence
I hopped on a bus bright and early from Milan to Florence hoping to see some beautiful Italian countryside along the way. While parts of it were beautiful, I was overall not super impressed and was a bit surprised when the majority of the road between Bologna and Florence was actually tunnels underneath the Apennine Mountains….
Field Trip to Switzerland
Now that the semester is drawing to a close, my professors have made a switch from lecturing straight out of the book, to more hands-on, real world examples. One course took this methodology to an extreme with my first college “field trip” since my Geology of the Pacific Northwest class in community college. Mind you,…
Why you Should Backpack Scandinavia this Summer
When you hear Scandinavia, do you think of snow, Santa, killer healthcare, and a bunch of tall, ridiculously attractive blonde guys? Yea? Me too, or at least I used to. Back in 2015 when I was studying abroad in Berlin, I decided to take my very first backpacking trip to the Nordics. I made the…
My Weekend at Milano Design Week
Fuorisalone (or Design Week in English) is one of the biggest weeks of the year for Milan, possibly even bigger than Fashion Week and by far more accessible to the general public. It lasts a whole week and is spread out all over the city. It’s mostly for interior design, lighting and other housing materials…
My Way of Everything 