Tag: featured
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New Year Reflections on Studying Abroad
As someone who is awful at keeping up with social media and updating others, I have made one of my New Years Goals to be consistent about filling this blog with random anecdotes and observations of the rest of my time here (1 more “semester”-or Lent and Summer Term). It’s hard to believe that 2016…
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70 Years Since Dachau
Thinking we would stay in the quiet little town of Eching on Christmas, we didn’t make any plans until our hosts asked what our plans were for the day. Since many places would be closed, we didn’t have many options. Aunt An suggested Dachau, but Gus thought it to be too depressing and recommended something…
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Touring Munich
During these few days, we did the touristy thing and paid for this view overlooking the colorful rooftops and buildings. Luckily, there’s student discounts for almost everything in Europe! To give you an idea of how we got up to the top of this church tower, we walked 300+ steps up this cramped staircase with…
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München Christmas Markets
Flying Ryan Air Since I didn’t go home over the break, my sister and our friend Jason flew from LA to London a few days before Christmas for our UK/Euro holiday trip. Our first stop: Munich, Germany. If you didn’t already know, Ryan Air offers some of the cheapest, and I mean dirt cheap plane…
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In a Land of Myth
Bath & Salisbury Every town has local musicians playing in the courtyards. My favorite of the day- Joel Grainger. In a land of myth and a time of magic, we get tales of Merlin moving big old stones for Uther Pendragon because he became impatient with the knights. Or, ones of keltic druids transporting them, but…
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