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Leaving London & What I Take Away
Posted on May 6, 2012 | No CommentsEight weeks spent in one of the best city in the world. Let’s just take a second to thank our parents for giving us the opportunity to pay for this wonderful programme. I recalled reading about Global Experiences on the internet. It took me a... -
What to Pack!?
Posted on April 28, 2012 | No CommentsAs I prepare for my internship this summer one of my main concerns, as a fashion merchandising major, are the clothes, shoes and accessories I want to pack and the reality of the items I can actually pack. My host company — a prominent fashion... -
Lindsey in Paris
Posted on April 25, 2012 | No CommentsAwe Paris! City of Love. I have never seen a city so breath takingly beautiful as Paris. Honestly, I had high expectations for Paris, and I thought that the Eiffel Tower was going to be a bit cheesy. But nothing could have prepared me for... -
Letter to a Parent
Posted on April 18, 2012 | No Comments[Dear Concerned Parent:] I’m so, so happy you’re reaching out and asking these questions. Trust me, my mom was, of course, a little nervous when I threw out the idea that I wanted to work at an internship in Dublin for the summer so I... -
59 Days, 47 Minutes, and 52.748 seconds
Posted on April 10, 2012 | No CommentsI leave for Sydney in two months… in fact, as I write this piece, the official countdown is: 59 days, 47 minutes, 52.748 seconds until my flight leaves the United States and my journey to the other side of the world begins. Upon deciding to... -
“Home” Away from Home
Posted on April 2, 2012 | No CommentsI am more than half way done with my time over here. It’s pretty crazy. I am loving my time here, I am really enjoying the culture. I can understand Italian more than I can speak it still, but I hope with my internship only... -
Ciao tutti, tempo di scrivere!
Posted on February 22, 2012 | No CommentsI left off on Friday, Day 12, I just had to say the meal that was cooked at my friends apartment was amazing. It really hit the spot. We had this chicken with mushroom spread on it — it was amazing. Excellent chefs they all... -
New week in Florence!
Posted on February 16, 2012 | 2 CommentsDay 6 Saturday I went to Sienna and San Gimignano with the language school. It was my group of friends from Global Experiences, and lots of people from Brazil, whom now I call friends also. It was pretty cool, beautiful cities… but it was sooooooooo... -
Multicultural Ireland, “MY SECOND HOME!”
Posted on February 13, 2012 | No CommentsThe funny thing is, even though I live in Dublin, only about half of the friends that I’ve made are Irish. The rest are from all over Europe. I have a lot of friends from France, Spain, Germany, Holland, Hungary and Austria. The thing about... -
Departure – Day 3. In summary: I would lose my head if it wasn’t attached
Posted on January 29, 2012 | No CommentsDeparture and Day 1- I packed till the last moment on Saturday night. I had my mother undo both my suitcases, and repack them since I was so paranoid about the weight limit. Also I thought I was bringing wayyyy too much. Friends and family...