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Nats Ingonyana Bagithi Baba Sithi Uhm Ingonyama (Here Comes a Lion, Father, Oh Yes It’s a Lion)

From the day we arrive on the planet And blinking, step into the sun There’s more to see than can ever be seen More to do than can ever be done There’s far too much to take in here More to find than can ever be found But the sun rolling high Through the sapphire sky Keeps great and small on the endless round It’s the Circle of Life And it moves us all Through despair and hope Through faith and love Till we find our place On the path […]

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A Brief Update…

Hi friends, So I am still alive, contrary to what my posting habits would suggest. I’m actually just really bad at writing my thoughts down. I have multiple draft posts half written but either I get interrupted or I loose steam and fail to finish the post. Lots has happened since my last post. I have been away from Jaipur nearly every weekend. We have been to Agra (as I posted about), but also Jaiselmer and the desert, Ajmer/Pushkar to see the temples, and last weekend we went to a […]

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How I Got Mugged by a Baboon

Frozen in place. Fear pulsing through my veins. We were being stared down. First thought: run. Second though: HELP! Third thought: give them what they want. Everyone says to be careful in Nairobi for fear of getting mugged or cheated on the price of items. Be careful on public transportation because people will try to take your phone. Now, while these things can happen, they do NOT always happen. But, everyone says the coast in Kenya, in Mombasa, on the Indian Ocean, is safer. You can walk around without fear […]

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Chocolate & Waffles in Brussels

After Geneva we took an airplane to Brussels! The flights we’ve been taking are of the super cheap variety, and so we are only allowed one small carry on. As a result, I am traveling with only a medium sized backpack. That has been one of the hardest parts of this trip. I hate not being able to diffuse my hair or having to wear the same outfits all the time, but it makes traveling much easier. Anyway, let me talk about Brussels! What an amazing city. The entire city […]

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Velkommen Tilbage Til Danmark

I’m home! I’ve returned from a week that included an obscene amount of running to catch things, not a lot of sleep, the best views, family, a gazillion kilos of chocolate, some kids, some wine, and the two best travel buds in the whole world (yeah Ddawg & Bdawg – that means you!). Darien, Bridget, and I began our travels with an evening flight to Milano, Italy. After some mild confusion regarding the location of our hostel, we arrived to our room at about 22.30 (10:30 pm) (Europe uses military […]

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Define “House”

It has been almost a week since I got back to Quito from my viaje de Carnaval, but we’ve been pretty busy, from class trips, to more birthday parties, to bumming around gringolandia (okay, so I guess that was a non-busy choice), so I’m just now getting to everything I want to say. Carnaval was a BLAST- I hung out with my good friend Katrina’s super fun host family, saw some beautiful beaches, rivers, cute little towns (and bumping Atacames), and lots of gorgeous costal scenery. The coast is completely […]

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Holemkollen

Today I went with some friends to this World Cup event at Holmenkollen, which is the big ski jump and surrounding area that was built back when Oslo hosted the Winter Olympics in the 50’s. We got to see a single cross-country ski race, which took a solid hour or two. There were so many people there that were passionately cheering for the skiers, and between the gorgeous weather and the atmosphere, it made for one great day.

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Spring Break Pompeii Day 4

The fourth and final day of our vacation was another full day: from a private lunch at a vineyard, to a tour of Pompeii, to our train ride back to Florence. On our way to Pompeii we stopped for lunch and a wine tasting at the closest vineyard to Mount Vesuvius. The wine at this vineyard had a very unique salty taste to it, which is cause by the volcanic ashes in the soil. Our wine guide told us that during high season the vineyard will serve lunch to around […]

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Spring Break Positano Day 3

Our third day in Positano was a free day to do what ever we pleased. Graced by the warm sunshine again, we decided to use the beautiful day hiking the famous Footpath of the Gods. But before our hike I had to take a moment to enjoy the beach… To get to the Footpath of the Gods we had to take the Citta Bus up the mountain to a very quaint coast town which holds the entrance to the Footpath. At the entrance to the village we came across a […]

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New Favorite Holiday

A lot has happened since my last post about my adventurous weekend! We have been going on a lot of small trips for school. We are all in different “tracks” for our focus of study and for what our internship will be about. I am in the education track with two other girls and it’s been a lot of fun. We have been going to some towns in and around Quito to observe classrooms and learn more firsthand about the education system here. It has been really interesting and eye […]

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Spring Break Positano Day 2

Our second day in Positano started bright and early. Gerry, our driver, and Stephanie, one of his co-workers, picked us up from our apartment at 9:00 am to take us on a full day tour of the Amalfi Coast. The first stop on our tour was Sorrento, a beautiful coast town in the bay of Naples. When the weather is clear it is easy to see across the bay to Naples and Pompeii. We were blessed to have been graced by a sunny morning, allowing us to see Mount Vesuvius, […]

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Spring Break Positano Day 1

I guess I’ve been a little busy seeing that the last time I posted was almost three weeks ago. I apologize if some of these posts are out of chronological order because I am going to start by writing about what is fresh in my memory. This week is spring break at Accademia Italiana, so a couple friends and I proceeded to spend a long weekend exploring the Amalfi Coast. We stayed in the romantic town of Positano. The name Positano derives from a story in which a voice was […]

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Snowshoeing in Geneva

To start off our glorious 20 day vacation my friends and I headed to Geneva. Switzerland! So, my friend Emily has a family friend, Leila, who lives in the French countryside right outside of Geneva. We were so incredibly lucky to be able to stay with Leila! We stayed in her adorable country home and had delicious home cooked meals every night! On Sunday, Leila’s brother took us up to the Jura mountains to go snowshoeing! I’m not going to lie, it was completely exhausting, and I thought I was […]

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Here is Where I Am

Last week our studio projects were due. I stayed up long hours to finish (not to scare any potential DISers away) and I presented my work on Friday. The critique was nice…different and less brutal than what I am used to receiving which was a nice change. Crits took place over two days with most students coming in to studio two separate times – once to present their own work and once to listen and critique others’ work. There was also a Danish guest crit who gave some good advice […]

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London Part 2

This will be the second half of my travel to London. We left off last time with me finally getting through the exceedingly stingy customs agent and meeting up Levi at Baker Street. From this moment, at about 4pm on Friday night, I swear I didn’t blink until I left. Everything came so fast, and there was so much to see in the short 36 hours I would actually be on the ground, that I had to absorb as much as possible. First of all, compared to my living arrangements […]

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Santiago de Compostela and A Coruna

Hey all, So here is all about my adventure to Santiago de Compostela and A Coruña in Galicia, España. I visited Santiago three weeks ago in mid February, but I have been incredibly busy with school and traveling that I have not been able to upload much, but here it is now! Santiago de Compostela is famous because it is one of the pilgrimages. People walk hundreds of miles from throughout Spain and southern France to visit Santiago. Santiago means Saint James in Spanish, so everyone is doing this pilgrimage […]

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